Maryland to join other states in court challenge to Trump's travel ban

[DonViejo]

Source: Reuters



Sat Mar 11, 2017 | 7:47am EST

Maryland became the latest state to join in legal challenges against President Donald Trump's revised temporary travel ban on Friday, with its attorney general saying it would join a lawsuit brought by Washington and other states.

Attorney General Brian Frosh said his office would formally join the suit on Monday.

"The administration persists in an effort to implement a policy that is inhumane and unconstitutional, but also makes us less safe, not more safe," Frosh said in a statement.

The new travel order, which is set to take effect on Wednesday, replaced a more sweeping ban issued on Jan. 27 that caused chaos and protests at airports.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-legal-idUSKBN16H2I0

[NastyRiffraff]

1. My state!

Go, Maryland! And yay to the MD General Assembly, which granted Democratic AG Brian Frosh the authority to file lawsuits against Trump without Republican Gov. Larry Hogan's approval. I don't think this would have flown without that authority. Although Hogan is marginally better than most Republicans, he still can't be trusted to go against a Republican president.