Trump’s travel ban returns

A modified version of U.S. President Donald Trump’s travel ban will go into effect this Thursday morning after America’s highest court, yesterday (June 26), gave the administration a limited win, allowing Trump’s ban on travel to be partly reinstated.

President Trump called the U.S. Supreme Court ruling a "victory for our national security.” The court also granted a White House request allowing part of its refugee ban to carry through.

It won’t be until October when justices will decide if whether Trump’s policy should be upheld or struck down.

President Trump seeks a 90-day ban on people from six mainly Muslim nations – Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen – places he calls "terror-prone countries.”

The president also seeks a 120-day ban on refugees.

"As president, I cannot allow people into our country who want to do us harm," Trump said, as reported by the BBC.

The court’s ruling exempts visitors and refugee applicants from the ban if they have a “bona fide relationship” with someone in the country, such as close relatives of U.S. residents, students enrolled at U.S. schools or workers accepting jobs at U.S. companies.

Canadians and permanent residents should still be able to travel as usual, a spokesman for the Immigration Minister told the Globe and Mail on Monday,  but travellers heading to the U.S. should still double-check their documentation and eligibility in advance.