On Thursday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit affirmed a lower court ruling that found the Trump administration had construed the Supreme Court’s direction on the Muslim travel ban too narrowly. The Supreme Court said the ban “may not be enforced against foreign nationals who have a credible claim of a bona fide relationship with a person or entity in the United States.” Under President Trump’s definition, extended family members including grandparents would not be deemed to have a “bona fide” relationship and therefore would still be subject to the ban.
“The Government unreasonably interprets the Supreme Court’s reference to “close familial relationship[s].