"We stand here for those who have stood before us."

The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to immediately reinstate its ban on travellers from six mostly Muslim countries and refugees from anywhere in the world, saying the US will be safer if the policy is put in place.

US president Donald Trump's administration is asking a federal appeals court to let his travel ban come into effect while it considers the case.

Judges in Hawaii and Maryland have blocked Donald Trump's revised travel ban from taking effect as scheduled, using the US president's own words as evidence that the order discriminates against Muslims.

US President Donald Trump's revised travel ban has suffered another federal court setback after a judge in Maryland rejected a revised measure that bans travel targeting six predominantly Muslim countries.

Enda Kenny is to be presented with a petition criticising his visit with President Donald Trump.

A candlelight vigil will be held in Dublin later to recognise a situation shared by undocumented migrants living in the US and living here in Ireland.

A federal judge in Hawaii has put President Donald Trump's revised travel ban on hold.

Several states seeking to block President Donald Trump's revised travel ban moved forward with court action on Monday just days before it is due to come into force.

A federal judge has blocked US President Donald Trump's administration from enforcing his new travel ban against a Syrian family looking to escape fighting in their native land by fleeing to Wisconsin.

Hawaii has become the first US state to file a lawsuit against President Donald Trump's revised travel ban, saying the order will harm its Muslim population, tourism and foreign students.

Hawaii has filed an amended federal lawsuit challenging US President Donald Trump's revised travel ban.

US president Donald Trump's new travel ban order will temporarily halt entries to the US for people from six Muslim-majority countries who are seeking new visas, sources revealed.

There is insufficient evidence that citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries included in President Donald Trump's travel ban pose a terror threat to the United States, according to analysts at the Homeland Security Department's intelligence arm.

US Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly has pledged that America will not enlist its military to enforce immigration laws and that there will be "no mass deportations".

Amnesty International is warning that powerful countries are back-tracking on human rights.

A complete review of US preclearance at Irish airports is due to be presented to the Taoiseach this week.

Somalia's breakaway northern territory of Somaliland has asked the United States for an exemption to President Donald Trump's executive order on travellers from seven predominantly Muslim nations.

US president Donald Trump has promised more legal action after a federal appeals court refused to reinstate his ban on travellers from seven predominantly Muslim nations.

Donald Trump is considering signing a "brand new order" after his refugee and immigration travel ban was halted in court.

It is being reported that US President Donald Trump will not appeal to the Supreme Court to have his controversial travel ban reinstated.

US President Donald Trump says he has "no doubt" that he will prevail in the federal court case over his travel ban.

President Donald Trump has hit out at the ruling by the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals against reinstating his refugee and immigration order, calling it "a disgraceful decision".

A US appeal court has handed a resounding victory to Washington and Minnesota in their challenge to Donald Trump's travel ban.

A US court has refused to reinstate Donald Trump's ban on travellers from seven predominantly-Muslim nations.

Stories shared on social media stating that President Donald Trump's travel ban led to the arrest of an Islamic State group leader at a New York City airport are false.

US President Donald Trump has criticised the court that is deliberating on his immigration and refugee executive order for having motivations he described as "so political".

Donald Trump's travel ban has faced its toughest test yet, with a panel of appeal court judges hammering the US government's arguments that it was motivated by terrorism fears.

US President Donald Trump's immigration and travel ban made "an awful lot of sense" but probably should have been delayed at least long enough to brief Congress about it, homeland security secretary John Kelly has told politicians.

The fierce battle over Donald Trump's travel and refugee ban is heading for a possible final showdown at the US Supreme Court.

Irish holidaymakers travelling to the US need to declare whether or not they have visited predominantly Muslim countries in the previous six-year period.

Lawyers for the US states of Washington and Minnesota have told a court that restoring President Donald Trump's travel ban would "unleash chaos again".

People left stranded by Donald Trump's travel ban have been arriving in the US after the president's executive order was halted by a judge.

The White House expects the courts to reaffirm President Donald Trump’s executive power and reinstate a ban on refugees and travellers from seven predominantly Muslim countries from entering the United States, it said on Sunday.

Travellers from the seven predominantly Muslim countries targeted by President Donald Trump enjoyed tearful reunions with loved ones in the US on Sunday after a federal judge swept the ban aside.

Update 9am: President Donald Trump has lost an appeal against a court ruling blocking his travel ban on certain travellers and all refugees.

Visa holders from countries affected by US president Donald Trump's travel ban have hurried to board US-bound flights after a federal judge temporarily halted the block.

Donald Trump has hit back after a judge temporarily blocked his travel ban on people from seven predominantly Muslim countries.

An Iranian baby banned from entering the United States for life-saving heart surgery under President Donald Trump's executive order will now be allowed to travel for the emergency procedure, officials said.

Indonesian and Filipino students have protested against President Donald Trump's immigration policy outside the US embassies in their capitals.

A judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's travel ban on people from seven predominantly Muslim countries.

Fewer than 60,000 people had their visas provisionally cancelled after an executive order blocked their travel to the US, the State Department has said.