Supreme Court Upholds Trump’s Islamphobic Travel Ban
NOVANEWS
By: Stephen Lendman
Trump imposed a travel ban on six predominantly Muslim countries, a presidential proclamation adding two more.
Targeted nations include Chad, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria and Yemen, plus North Korea and Venezuela.
None of these countries or their citizens threaten US national security. Trump’s ban targets them for being predominantly Muslim nations ravaged by US aggression and/or for their sovereign independence and opposition to its imperial agenda – no legitimate reasons.
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against the ban because of its “religious intolerance, animus, and discrimination.”
Its chief Judge Roger Gregory added:
“Congress granted the President broad power to deny entry to aliens, but that power is not absolute.”
“I...