Hawaii asked a circuit court on Friday to implement an emergency order that would block portions of the Trump administration’s travel ban as the state’s lawsuit makes its way through the legal system, according to a filing from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.
The Supreme Court ruled in June that the executive order could move forward to a limited degree while the state seeks specifications on which parts of the travel ban will be enforced.
The move comes less than a day after a federal judge in Hawaii denied the state’s request to clarify the scope of the Supreme Court’s decision.
The highest court had said the ban could not be applied to anyone with a credible “bona fide relationship” with a U.S. person. The Trump administration then said spouses, children, parents, fiances and siblings would be allowed to travel from the six countries outlined in the order, but other family members would not be permitted.
Citizens from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen are prohibited from entering the U.S. for 90 days under the order. Some refugees from those countries have had their immigration rights suspended for 120 days.
The Supreme Court will hear the case during its October term.
