Hawaii's Official Lawsuit to Overturn Trump's New Immigration Order

The Attorney General of Hawaii has announced that the state has officially filed a lawsuit against Donald Trump's new immigration order, hoping to suspend the law. In a statement from the Hawaii Attorney General's office, it was mentioned that the federal complaint against the recent order was submitted to the court on March 9, Thursday. According to AFP, Doug Chin, the Attorney General of Hawaii, stated a day earlier that although the new executive order from the U.S. President has undergone 'changes aimed at responding to protests,' it fundamentally remains similar to the previous order. Donald Trump issued a new immigration order this week, which temporarily halts the issuance of visas and entry of citizens from Iran and five other countries into the U.S. for a period of 90 days. All six countries affected by this order, including Iran, Somalia, Sudan, Libya, Syria, and Yemen, have Muslim majorities. However, in the new executive order, unlike the one issued on January 27, citizens of Iraq have been removed from this list. Additionally, citizens from these six countries who are currently in the U.S. and hold valid visas can still remain in the country. Permanent residents (Green Card holders) or individuals who previously obtained a U.S. visa are also exempt from the new law. The new executive order includes a 10-day implementation period, whereas the initial order went into effect the evening it was issued. Despite these changes, the Attorney General of Hawaii stated, 'There has been no change in substance; the same ban on the entry of citizens from majority-Muslim countries (except Iraq) still exists.' Meanwhile, U.S. government officials and supporters of the recent immigration order argue that citizens from over 40 other Muslim-majority countries and Muslims residing in other countries are not affected by the recent immigration order, thus it cannot be interpreted as discriminatory against Muslims.