Trump administration says it will revise travel ban
US President Donald Trump speaks to the staff at the Department of Homeland Security in Washington, DC, on January 25, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / NICHOLAS KAMM
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February 15, 2017

Trump administration says it will revise travel ban

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration says it does not want a larger appellate panel to review a ruling keeping its travel ban on hold and will instead revise the ban.

The administration said in a court filing on Thursday that it will replace the travel ban with a new one in the near future.

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