AG Bob Ferguson: Trumps original travel ban was indefensible, were reviewing the new one
Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson is claiming victory after President Donald Trump signed a new, but much narrower, ban on travel to the United States from six Muslim-majority countries.
Ferguson said he still has constitutional and legal concerns about Trump’s new order, but doesn’t know yet whether he’ll file another lawsuit.
“I do not take lightly suing the president of the United States,” Ferguson said a news conference Monday in Seattle. He said his office will take time to review the new order, with a decision possible later this week.
Trump’s executive order, signed Monday morning, limits travel to the United States for citizens of the six countries, but only for those seeking new visas. Those with pre-existing visas will be allowed to travel freely, as will those holding dual citizenship.
Trump’s new order also explicitly revokes his prior order, which had been on hold following a court challenge from Ferguson.
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