Campaigners opposed to Donald Trump's travel ban are celebrating after the White House said it would not challenge an appeals court ruling in the Supreme Court.
The President had said he was confident that his lawyers would win
the argument before the country’s highest court – saying on twitter 'see
you in court'. But against the risk that he could suffer his fourth
legal setback over the ban on travel to the US for people from seven
Muslim-majority countries, the White House announced it would not for
now pursue the legal battle any further.
It came as Mr Trump said
he would likely introduce another, or reworked executive order, to
address the issue of immigration to the US from certain countries.
SEE YOU IN COURT, THE SECURITY OF OUR NATION IS AT STAKE!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 9, 2017
Speaking to reporters on Air Force One on his way to
Florida, he said he was confident that he could win any legal battles.
But he indicated he was also thinking about alternative strategies.
“We also have a lot of other options, including just filing a brand new order,” he said, according to the Associated Press.
“We need speed for reasons of security. So it could very well be that we do that.”
He said that could happen as early as Monday or Tuesday of next week. “I'd like to surprise you,” he said.
Asked as to what a new order may contain, he said: "New security
measures. We have very, very strong vetting. I call it extreme vetting
and we're going very strong on security. We're going to have people
coming to our country that want to be here for good reasons."
A day after a federal appeals court rejected his executive
order to ban travel from seven majority-Muslim countries, Mr Trump said
on Friday he would introduce “something new” to replace the
controversial order.
Mr Trump suffered the embarrassing defeat after the 9th Circuit Court
of Appeals' unanimous decision to pause the president's executive
order. In response to his second federal court loss in less than a week,
Mr Trump furiously told the court he would “SEE YOU IN COURT,” via
Twitter.
Breaking: Trump Just Refused to Appeal Hold on Muslim Ban to Supreme Court https://t.co/tCXfOkn0R5 pic.twitter.com/tfUiZJsVW7— Gay Civil Rights (@gaycivilrights) February 10, 2017
During a joint press conference with Japanese Prime Minister
Shinzo Abe, Mr Trump said he would announce new security measures as
soon as next week. It remains unclear if the new measures would be
separate from the controversial executive order that currently hangs in
limbo, or a reworking of it.
Here's what President Trump ~actually~ said about the possibility of a ~new~ EO, per pool: pic.twitter.com/0p5Lge8s0c— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner) February 10, 2017
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