Federal judge halts Trump travel ban for Virginia residents
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Federal judge halts Trump travel ban for Virginia residents 
A federal judge in Virginia has issued a preliminary injunction to halt enforcement President Trump’s travel ban, according to reports, the latest setback against the president’s executive order. The injunction applies only to residents of the commonwealth, as well as students or employees of public universities in Virginia. U.S. District Court Judge Leonie Brinkema ruled that Trump’s executive order likely violates First Amendment protections against the freedom of religion, according to the decision. Brinkema wrote that the commonwealth “has produced unrebutted evidence” that the order “was not motivated by rational national security concerns” but “religious prejudice” toward Muslims. “The ‘Muslim Ban’ was a centerpiece of the president’s campaign for months, and the press release calling for it was still available on his website as of the day this Memorandum Opinion is being entered,” the judge wrote in her opinion. |
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