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  1. May 13, 2022

    Gov't Says Travel Ban Casualties Can No Longer Claim Harm

    The Biden administration urged a California federal judge to throw out a long-running lawsuit over Trump-era travel restrictions, saying it has lifted the travel ban that affected travelers' visa requests and, consequently, the applicants are no longer being harmed.

  2. April 08, 2022

    Banned Travelers Ask Judge To Revisit Dead Visa Applications

    People who were banned from the U.S. under now-defunct Trump-era travel restrictions urged a California federal judge to order the Biden administration to revisit their denied visa applications, saying the administration's attempts to redress the harm don't go far enough.

  3. March 16, 2022

    Judge Revives Suits Over Denied Travel Ban Waivers

    Foreigners locked out of the U.S. due to former President Donald Trump's now-defunct travel bans will get a new chance to fight their case, after a California federal judge reopened two lawsuits over the policy on Tuesday.

  4. January 05, 2022

    Travel Ban Rescission Didn't Resolve Harm, Visa Seekers Say

    The government has refused to work with foreign nationals who remain locked out of the U.S. due to former President Donald Trump's now-defunct travel bans, frustrated visa seekers have told a California federal judge, urging the court to revive their suit.

  5. August 04, 2021

    Travel Ban Waiver Challengers Push To Restart Case

    Individuals challenging a waiver process to a now-rescinded, Trump-era travel ban rebuked the Biden administration's attempts to keep the case frozen, saying a California federal court should resume proceedings and decide whether they were still being harmed.

  6. January 11, 2021

    Gov't Accused Of 'Stonewalling' In Travel Ban Waiver Case

    A group of U.S. citizens and green card holders told a California federal court Friday that the government was stalling its case challenging the waiver process for President Donald Trump's travel ban, claiming the government was refusing to cooperate with "even the most rudimentary discovery procedures."

  7. June 05, 2020

    Calif. Court Greenlights Challenges To Travel Ban Waivers

    A California federal judge on Friday allowed a pair of lawsuits challenging the waiver process for the Trump administration's travel ban to plow forward, while once again cutting what he described as "virtually unchanged" claims that the process is unconstitutional.

  8. July 31, 2019

    Groups Want To Merge Travel Ban Waiver Suits

    A group of U.S. citizens and green card holders asked Tuesday to combine two potential class actions over the federal government's waiver program for President Donald Trump's travel ban, months after telling a California federal judge that they opposed merging the cases. 

  9. July 25, 2019

    Lawsuits Challenging Travel Ban Waiver Process Barrel Ahead

    A California federal judge on Thursday denied the U.S. Department of State's request to dismiss two suits alleging the agency is illegally disregarding its own procedures while administering a waiver program for President Donald Trump's travel ban, then quickly shifted the hearing's focus to discovery fights.

  10. June 28, 2019

    Gov't Can't Escape Travel Ban Waiver Cases, Judge Told

    The government should face allegations over its waiver program for President Donald Trump's travel ban because its recent dismissal bid is "largely a rehash" of arguments that have already been rejected, a California federal court was told Thursday.