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US Supreme Court upholds Trump's controversial travel ban on some Muslim-majority countries

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Press Trust of India Washington
Last Updated : Jun 26 2018 | 9:35 PM IST

The US Supreme Court today upheld Donald Trump's controversial travel ban targeting people from several Muslim-majority countries, a big win for the President, who welcomed the ruling with a "Wow!"
President Trump, reacting to the decision on Twitter, wrote: "SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS TRUMP TRAVEL BAN. Wow!"
In a statement, he described the ruling as a "tremendous victory for the American People and the Constitution. The Supreme Court has upheld the clear authority of the President to defend the national security of the United States."
Human rights organisation Amnesty International said the ban, and the anti-Muslim sentiment in which it originated, has "no place in a country that claims to value human rights."

"The court failed today, and so the public is needed more than ever. We must make it crystal clear to our elected representatives: If you are not taking action to rescind and dismantle Trump's Muslim ban, you are not upholding this country's most basic principles of freedom and equality."
The Indian-American lawyer also warned President Trump not to take the ruling as "approval to continue attacking our Constitution."

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First Published: Jun 26 2018 | 9:35 PM IST

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