Kilmartin supports lawsuit against revised immigration ban

ATTORNEY GENERAL Peter F. Kilmartin has joined several other attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the District Court for Hawaii supporting the state of Hawaii’s request for a temporary restraining order enjoining the enforcement of the revised executive order concerning immigration issued earlier this month.  / COURTESY R.I. ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
ATTORNEY GENERAL Peter F. Kilmartin has joined several other attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the District Court for Hawaii supporting the state of Hawaii’s request for a temporary restraining order enjoining the enforcement of the revised executive order concerning immigration issued earlier this month. / COURTESY R.I. ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE

PROVIDENCE – Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin has joined several other attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the District Court for Hawaii supporting the state of Hawaii’s request for a temporary restraining order enjoining the enforcement of the revised executive order issued earlier this month.

The attorneys general say the revised travel ban retains “unconstitutional components” of the original order, specifically the ban on entry to the country by nationals of six predominantly Muslim countries, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen, as well as the complete suspension of the refugee program. Iraq was included as one of the banned countries in the original order.

“Despite an effort by the Trump Administration to ‘fix’ the issues with the first travel ban, the revised travel ban continues to cause harm to individuals and their families, especially those who have lived, worked and positively added to our communities,” Kilmartin said in a statement. “I agree that we need a strong immigration policy in place to protect the security of our nation, and I believe it can be done without harming the rights of law-abiding individuals, but this attempt by the administration fails to do that.”

In addition to Kilmartin, attorneys general from Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Vermont, Virginia and the District of Columbia filed the brief.

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