2017-02-08

Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: This evening, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments on whether to reinstate President Trump's executive order on immigration. The order limits travel from seven majority-Muslim countries, and it bars the arrival of all refugees into the United States. A federal judge in Seattle put a temporary restraining order on that policy last Friday, and that restraining order still stands for now. Here to tell us more is NPR legal correspondent Carrie Johnson. Hiya. CARRIE JOHNSON, BYLINE: Hi, Robert. SIEGEL: Let's start with the government - federal government's argument here. What did they say? JOHNSON: The Justice Department lawyer arguing for President Trump said Trump has more or less a blank check when it comes to immigration and national security. This executive order imposes just a temporary pause. And August Flentje, that lawyer, said, the lower court judge substituted his judgment for that of the White House.

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