The Supreme Court issued an order staying the Ninth Circuit’s mandate with respect to refugees covered by a formal assurance. (Trump v. Hawaii, 9/12/17). On September 7, 2017, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s July 13, 2017, order modifying its preliminary injunction against Sections 2 and 6 of Executive Order 13780 to prevent the government from applying the executive order to exclude:
• Grandparents, grandchildren, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins of persons in the United States; and
• Refugees who have a formal assurance from a resettlement agency in the United States or who are part of the Lautenberg Program.
