U.S. President Donald Trump boards Air Force One for travel to Kentucky from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S. March 20, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
(Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge in Virginia ruled on Friday that President Donald Trump's travel ban was justified, increasing the likelihood the measure will go before the Supreme Court as the decision took an opposing view to courts in Maryland and Hawaii that have halted the order.
U.S. District Court Judge Anthony Trenga rejected arguments by Muslim plaintiffs who claimed Trump's March 6 executive order temporarily banning the entry of all refugees and travellers from six Muslim-majority countries was discriminatory.
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