Legal analysts said the administration applied lessons from Trump’s first term and crafted the order in a way that makes it less susceptible to being blocked in federal court.
President Donald Trump’s travel ban on 19 countries came under mounting criticism Thursday from congressional Democrats and at least one Republican, but legal experts predicted the order would be difficult to stop through challenges in court.
Advocates for immigrants and some Democratic state attorneys general said they are examining the restrictions — including a full ban on travelers from 12 nations and a partial ban on those from seven others — for potential legal action. Federal courts blocked two versions of a travel ban during Trump’s first term before the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a third revision in 2018 after more than a year of legal wrangling.
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