DAY 46: Donald Trump signs Muslim Ban 2.0 and it still is illegal

Probably as a desperate attempt to weasel himself out of having to admit he lied when he said Barack Obama wiretapped him, Donald Trump signed today in private his new Muslim ban, which he had originally schedulled for later in the week.

The new Muslim ban is still illegal, as it targets only Muslim countries on the basis of religion. However, in a clear defeat to his original racist intentions, Trump made changes.

First of all, Iraq is off the ban. Supposedly because of more cooperation with the Iraqi government. Second, the ban will be implemented within the next 10 days, contradicting Trump's original justification for his Muslim ban that had he waited, the "bad dudes" would've entered the country during the waiting time.

Additionally, this time people from the 6 countries in the Muslim ban with green cards, valid travel visas, and dual citizenships will not be told to leave the US upon entry.

The only thing the new Muslim ban prohibits is issuing new visas and new applications for refugee status for 90 days. In the case of Syria, however, the suspension will be for 120 days instead of the indefinite suspension.

As to why is this new Muslim ban illegal there are two reasons:

1. It claims to be intended to provide protection against Islamic terrorism. But Iraq is one of the two countries in which ISIS operates (the other one being Syria). So the security argument becomes invalid.

2. It targets countries in which more than 90% of the population are Muslim. Thus, it discriminates on the basis of religion, which is a violation of the First Amendment of the Constitution.

Interestingly, the Trump Administration did not want to respond to questions from the press regarding the new Muslim ban. But according to civil rights activists, the ban will likely be challenged in court for being illegal.