Supreme Court partial lifting of travel ban creates 'significant issue for lower courts,' immigration law expert says


LAWRENCE — The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that parts of President Donald Trump’s travel ban can take effect and that they will hear oral arguments in the fall. While citizens of six majority-Muslim nations who have relationships with people or entities in the United States can still come to the country, those with no “bona fide relationship with any person or entity in the United States” are barred from entering. Lua Yuille, associate professor of law at the University of Kansas, is available to discuss the ruling with media.

An expert in immigration law, Yuille can discuss the ruling, how it will affect citizens of the six nations, the upcoming oral arguments, immigration, citizenship, visa status, previous rulings blocking the ban, national security and related topics. Yuille said the ruling, and upcoming arguments, have the potential to cause difficulty in lower courts and leaves open room for interpretation as to what exactly the ban means.

“It looks like the Supreme Court has created a significant issue for lower courts to grapple with in the coming months,” Yuille said. “The majority of visa categories already require noncitizens hoping to enter the U.S. to have documented connections to the country. So, we can expect some interesting moves from courts deciding what counts as a ‘bona fide relationship.’”

The ban is scheduled to take effect within 72 hours of the court’s ruling.

Yuille is an expert in immigration law, business associations, corporate governance and property law. She is an affiliate faculty member in the Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies and was previously a corporate lawyer focused on Latin American business transactions and pro bono immigration practice. Before entering academia, Yuille served as a clerk for Judge Dorothy Wright Nelson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit and an extern for Magistrate Judge Andrew Peck of the Southern District of New York. She received her law degree from the Columbia University School of Law and has a graduate diploma in international studies from the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies.

To schedule an interview, contact Mike Krings at 785-864-8860 or mkrings@ku.edu.

Tue, 06/27/2017

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