Experts say Trump's new travel ban could be harder to fight in court
NEW YORK —  President Donald Trump 's announcement on Sunday restricting travelers from an expanded list of countries has already been roundly criticized by immigrant and civil rights groups as no more lawful than  his  previous travel ban  but it could stand a better chance of holding up in court  legal experts said.
The new presidential proclamation  which  Trump  said was needed to screen out terrorist or public-safety threats  indefinitely restricts travel from Iran  Libya  Syria  Yemen  Somalia  Chad  and North Korea. Certain government officials from Venezuela will also be barred.
 Trump 's March 6 temporary travel ban  which replaced another ban from January and expired Sunday  targeted six majority-Muslim countries. It sparked international outrage and was quickly blocked by federal courts as unconstitutional discrimination or a violation of immigration law.
They cited statements  Trump  made during  his  2016 campaign for president  including  his  call for a "total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States."
NEW YORK —  [TGT] 's announcement on Sunday restricting travelers from an expanded list of countries has already been roundly criticized by immigrant and civil rights groups as no more lawful than  [TGT]  previous travel ban  but it could stand a better chance of holding up in court  legal experts said.
The new presidential proclamation  which  [TGT]  said was needed to screen out terrorist or public-safety threats  indefinitely restricts travel from Iran  Libya  Syria  Yemen  Somalia  Chad  and North Korea. Certain government officials from Venezuela will also be barred.
 [TGT] 's March 6 temporary travel ban  which replaced another ban from January and expired Sunday  targeted six majority-Muslim countries. It sparked international outrage and was quickly blocked by federal courts as unconstitutional discrimination or a violation of immigration law.
They cited statements  [TGT]  made during  his  2016 campaign for president  including  his  call for a "total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States."