Amnesty Slams Latest Supreme Court Ruling on 'Cruel and Discriminatory' Muslim Ban

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the Trump administration’s appeal to broaden the scope of its “Muslim Ban 2.0” to grandparents and other close relatives, partially staying a ruling on the travel ban by a federal court in Hawaii.

But the High court put U.S. District Court Judge Derrick Watson’s decision to stop the administration from including in its travel ban refugees with formal assurances from resettlement organizations on hold pending a ruling from the federal appeals court in San Francisco on the issue.

The mixed ruling prompted demands from rights group that the ban be nixed entirely.

The decision from the Supreme Court, said Naureen Shah, Amnesty International USA senior director of campaigns, “jeopardizes the safety of thousands of people across the world including vulnerable families fleeing war and violence.”

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