In February 2017, IRAP became named plaintiff in the first lawsuit to challenge the entirety of President Trump’s Executive Order banning entry of nationals from certain Muslim-majority countries. The case has continued to challenge subsequent attempts at revising the ban (EO #13,769, EO #13,780, Presidential Proclamation #9,645).
The case charges that the ban is unlawful because it unconstitutionally discriminates on the basis of religion, among other violations.
The district court issued, and the Fourth Circuit upheld, preliminary injunctions against the ban, but in a parallel case, Trump v. Hawai’i, 138 S.Ct. 2392 (2018) the Supreme Court reversed the injunction. Although the district court subsequently allowed us to continue the fight to prove that the ban is discriminatory, the Fourth Circuit reversed that decision. Our petition requesting full-court rehearing was denied on August 21, 2020.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the National Immigration Law Center (NILC) are co-counsel in this litigation.
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Court docket available here
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Press Release: IRAP Statement on Court Decision to End Muslim Ban Challenge
8/21/2020
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Press Release: Groups File for En Banc Review of Muslim Ban Challenge, Vow to Keep Fighting
7/24/2020
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Federal Court Rules Muslim Ban Challenge Can Continue
5/3/2019
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Press Release: IRAP Statement on Today’s Supreme Court Decision
6/26/2018
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Press Release: IRAP Statement on the Supreme Court Hearing in Trump v. Hawaii
4/24/2018
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Press Release: IRAP Welcomes Court Ruling Affirming Injunction of the Muslim Ban
2/15/2018
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Press Release: IRAP Disappointed by SCOTUS Decision to Let Muslim Ban Go Into Full Effect
12/4/2017
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Press Release: As Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Muslim Ban Case, IRAP Vows to Continue Fighting
6/26/2017
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Press Release: IRAP Praises 4th Circuit Ruling Affirming Suspension of Muslim Ban
5/25/2017
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Press Release: Suing Groups Respond to Trump Administration Appeal of Maryland Block on Muslim Ban
3/17/2017
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Press Release: IRAP Vows to Continue Fighting Unconstitutional Travel Ban
3/6/2017
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