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March 9, 2017

Hawaii Challenges Trump's Refugee & Muslim Ban
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President Trump's newly revised ban on refugees and travelers from six
majority-Muslim countries is facing its first legal challenge. A federal
judge in Hawaii will hear a case brought by the state's attorney
general. It charges Trump's travel ban violates religious freedoms
protected by the Hawaiian and U.S. constitutions. The suit also claims
the ban would hurt Hawaii's economy and that it would tear apart
families. The ban is set to go into effect on March 16. It prohibits
travel for 90 days for residents of Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria
and Yemen. It also bans all refugees from resettling in the U.S. for at
least four months.


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