President Donald Trump called today’s decision by the Supreme Court to uphold most parts of his travel ban “a clear victory for our national security.”
The Supreme Court allowed the U.S. government to enforce most parts of the order, but exempted people named in the court case and those who have a good-faith relationship with the United States. Examples of a good-faith relationship could include relatives of U.S. citizens and foreign exchange students.
“As President, I cannot allow people into our country who want to do us harm,” the president said in a written statement. “I want people who can love the United States and all of it’s citizens, and who will be hardworking and productive.”
“My number one responsibility as Commander in Chief is to keep the American people safe,” Trump said. “Today’s ruling allows me to use an important tool for protecting our Nation’s homeland.
Trump was particularly satisfied that the Supreme Court ruled unanimously in the government’s favor.
Three of the justices wanted to grant the government the right to carry out the travel ban in it’s entirety, rather than lifting the injunction partially. In a dissenting opinion, Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and Neil Gorsuch, also worry that the group exempted from the order may flood the judiciary with litigation attempting to prove their connections to the United States and place a heavy burden on executive officials making decisions on the exempted cases.
“I fear that the Court’s remedy will prove unworkable,” Justice Thomas, who authored the dissenting opinion wrote. “Today’s compromise will burden executive officials with the task of deciding—on peril of contempt—whether individuals from the six affected nations who wish to enter the United States have a sufficient connection to a person or entity in this country.”
