By — Vivian Salama, Associated Press Vivian Salama, Associated Press Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-delays-effective-date-travel-ban-amid-court-battle Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Trump delays effective date of travel ban amid court battle Politics Jun 14, 2017 2:50 PM EDT WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is pushing back on claims that President Donald Trump’s travel ban is soon set to expire. The White House released a memorandum Wednesday declaring that the effective date of the president’s executive order banning travelers from six Muslim-majority countries “is delayed or tolled” until all relevant court injunctions “are lifted or stayed.” Some critics of the travel ban have said that the policy’s 90-day halt to visitors from Iran, Yemen, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Libya is due to expire in mid-June, even though the ban itself has never taken effect. The memorandum instructs the secretary of state, the attorney general, the secretary of homeland security, and the director of national intelligence to implement the ban 72 hours after all applicable court injunctions are lifted or stayed. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Vivian Salama, Associated Press Vivian Salama, Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is pushing back on claims that President Donald Trump’s travel ban is soon set to expire. The White House released a memorandum Wednesday declaring that the effective date of the president’s executive order banning travelers from six Muslim-majority countries “is delayed or tolled” until all relevant court injunctions “are lifted or stayed.” Some critics of the travel ban have said that the policy’s 90-day halt to visitors from Iran, Yemen, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Libya is due to expire in mid-June, even though the ban itself has never taken effect. The memorandum instructs the secretary of state, the attorney general, the secretary of homeland security, and the director of national intelligence to implement the ban 72 hours after all applicable court injunctions are lifted or stayed. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now