In a conference call that took place at around 2100 EST on Friday, February 3, 2017, (0200 GMT, the following day), the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency informed all U.S. airlines that they can once again resume normal operations. An airline official broke the news to Reuters, letting them know that airlines were working to update their websites immediately.
This means that travelers with visas from the previously banned seven countries can now safely board airplanes and enter the country. The conference call came just hours after a federal judge in Seattle placed a nationwide block on the President’s executive order. The judge’s restraining order is temporary, but was made effective immediately while he prepares the full written ruling over the weekend.
Regarding the order to halt the travel ban, the White House has just released a statement that it plans to file an emergency stay, releasing a statement that read:
“At the earliest possible time, the Department of Justice intends to file an emergency stay of this outrageous order and defend the executive order of the President, which we believe is lawful and appropriate. The president’s order is intended to protect the homeland and he has the constitutional authority and responsibility to protect the American people. As the law states, ‘Whenever the President finds that the entry of any aliens or of any class of aliens into the United States would be detrimental to the interests of the United States, he may by proclamation, and for such period as he shall deem necessary, suspend the entry of all aliens or any class of aliens as immigrants or non-immigrants, or impose on the entry of aliens any restrictions he may deem to be appropriate.‘”
[Update]
The Office of the Press Secretary has released a new statement that has removed the word, “outrageous,” but is otherwise identical to the previous statement.
We will continue to update the story as news becomes available.
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