Trump does not sit still and appeals judge's decision that blocked his immigration veto
President Donald Trump's government on Saturday began appealing the decision of a federal judge who suspended Friday's application of the White House's immigration veto to citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries and refugees from all over the country. world.
In a short document before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, based in San Francisco (California), Trump and his cabinet formally appeal the judicial decision that has temporarily blocked the controversial executive order, and has reopened the doors of the country To millions of immigrants and refugees.
The notice of appeal was filed on behalf of Trump, National Security Secretary John Kelly; Secretary of State Rex Tillerson; And the United States of America.
All of them "hereby appeal to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals for the February 3 decision" which "restricts the enforcement of part of the January 27 executive order to protect the country from the entry of foreign terrorists," according to The notice filed in court.
The document begins an appeals process that, according to legal experts, will be followed by a request to suspend the court decision that blocked the immigration veto, and a report with arguments as to why, in the Government's view, the Court of Appeal should grant them that petition.
At the moment, the decision of federal Judge James Robart, who blocked the implementation of the Trump decree with immediate effect on the whole country, is still pending, which has forced the Government to restore thousands of visas and change its protocols of action Before the immigrants previously vetoed.
If the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against the Trump Government, it could appeal to the Supreme Court, something many experts consider likely.
The country's highest judicial body is currently divided between four conservative and four progressive judges, as the Senate has yet to approve a ninth judge who could be crucial to undo a possible tie in a high-profile case like this.
Trump nominated conservative Judge Neil Gorsuch this week to fill that vacancy in the ninth seat of the Supreme Court, but the Senate has not yet voted on it.
The notice of appeal was filed on behalf of Trump, National Security Secretary John Kelly; Secretary of State Rex Tillerson; And the United States of America.
All of them "hereby appeal to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals for the February 3 decision" which "restricts the enforcement of part of the January 27 executive order to protect the country from the entry of foreign terrorists," according to The notice filed in court.
The document begins an appeals process that, according to legal experts, will be followed by a request to suspend the court decision that blocked the immigration veto, and a report with arguments as to why, in the Government's view, the Court of Appeal should grant them that petition.
At the moment, the decision of federal Judge James Robart, who blocked the implementation of the Trump decree with immediate effect on the whole country, is still pending, which has forced the Government to restore thousands of visas and change its protocols of action Before the immigrants previously vetoed.
If the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against the Trump Government, it could appeal to the Supreme Court, something many experts consider likely.
The country's highest judicial body is currently divided between four conservative and four progressive judges, as the Senate has yet to approve a ninth judge who could be crucial to undo a possible tie in a high-profile case like this.
Trump nominated conservative Judge Neil Gorsuch this week to fill that vacancy in the ninth seat of the Supreme Court, but the Senate has not yet voted on it.
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