(MENAFNEditorial) WASHINGTON, Dec. 4, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today expressed deep concern over the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to allow President Trump's "Muslim Ban" to be implemented until the court makes a final decision about the executive action's constitutionality.
Earlier today, the court issued two orders staying the Hawaii and Maryland federal courts' injunctions that had, until today, largelyprevented the Trump administration from implementing Muslim Ban 3.0's visa restrictions.
Although this decision allows Muslim Ban 3.0 to go into effect now, the court could still find it unconstitutional at a later date.
"This decision ignores the very real human consequences to American citizens and their families abroad imposed by President Trump's Muslim Ban 3.0," said CAIR National Litigation Director Lena Masri.
"The Supreme Court's actions today are a good reminder that we can't simply rely on the courts to address the Trump administration's efforts to marginalize Muslims and other minorities," said CAIR Senior Litigation Attorney Gadeir Abbas."We must all do everything we can to oppose Muslim Ban 3.0."
CAIR and the Brennan Center for Justice filed suitagainst President Trump's Muslim Ban on behalf of sixAmerican Muslimsimpactedby the immigration restrictions. Civil rights attorneys, including CAIR National attorney Gadeir Abbas,delivered oral arguments against theban in mid-October.
On appeal, this case, Zakzok v. Trump, was consolidated with two others and are jointly pending before the Fourth Circuit. Oral argument in the Fourth Circuit is set for this Friday, December 8th, in Richmond, Va.
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In a broad ruling on October 18th, U.S. District Judge Theodore D. ChuanggrantedCAIR and other groups' request fora nationwide injunction prohibiting the Trump administration from implementing its latest attempt to exclude Muslims from the United States.
Judge Chuang ruledthat the plaintiffs were likely to ultimately succeed in proving thatanti-Muslim animus motivated the travel banin violation of the Establishment Clause. He also noted that the ban violatesfederal law, which forbids the government from discriminating against visa applicants based on their nationality.
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Yesterday, CAIR welcomed a decision by another federal judge in Hawaii to block the Trump administration from implementing the ban. The judge's decision only blocks the ban for 14 days.
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Today, CAIR will join a coalition of national and local American Muslim and civil rights organizations at the #NoMuslimBanEver rally and march outside the White House in Washington, D.C.
In September, CAIR -- with the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law and Profeta & Eisenstein -- filed an amicus brief with U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of seven American Muslims.
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These groups also filed an amicus brief in the Ninth Circuit in August.
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In January, just days after Trump signed the first Muslim ban executive order, CAIR filed suit.
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CAIR is America's largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization. Its mission is to enhance the understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding.
La misión de CAIR es mejorar la comprensión del Islam, fomentar el diálogo, proteger las libertades civiles, capacitar a los musulmanes estadounidenses, y construir coaliciones que promuevan la justicia y la comprensión mutua.
CONTACT:CAIR National Litigation Director Lena Masri, 248-390-9784,; CAIR Senior Litigation Attorney Gadeir Abbas, 720-251-0425,
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