Travel ban ruling: judges refuse to reinstate Trump’s order – as it happened
Donald Trump’s travel ban remains suspended after government lawyers failed to convince a court that it should be reinstated.
Three judges at the ninth US circuit court of appeals ruled unanimously that a nationwide temporary restraining order (TRO) imposed last week must stay in place, meaning the executive order banning travellers from seven Muslim-majority countries and refugee entries cannot be enforced.
President Trump reacted angrily to the court decision, branding it “political” and declaring: