Hawaii et al., Respondents
Neal Kumar Katyal, Counsel of Record
On September 24, 2017, U.S. President Donald Trump issued a presidential proclamation banning citizens from Chad, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Syria, Venezuela, Yemen, and Somalia from entering the United States indefinitely. His administration contended the action was required to protect U.S. national security, as the listed nations had failed to provide sufficient information on citizens seeking U.S. entry visas. Shortly thereafter, the State of Hawaii, the Muslim Association of Hawaii and its imam, Ismail Elshikh, and two unnamed plaintiffs filed suit against Mr. Trump and his administration, asserting that the order was not authorized by Federal law and amounted to…
