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The temporary hold has been turned into an indefinite hold.

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Even judges who think the travel ban is constitutional are horrified by Trump.

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Shockingly, Trump is displeased.

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They came for the American dream. Now they’re fleeing to Canada.They came for the American dream. Now they’re fleeing to Canada.
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It’s so narrowly tailored, in fact, that it raises the question of why the White House needed to issue it at all…

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It won’t totally judgeproof it. And probably couldn’t.

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It doesn’t need the National Guard. It just needs to follow what Trump has already signed.

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And a federal court filing backs him up.

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