The three-judge panel voted unanimously.
A federal appeals court unanimously ruled against President Donald Trump on Thursday, refusing to reinstate his travel ban affecting people from seven Muslim-majority countries.
The ruling, issued by a three-judge panel on the San Francisco-based 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, means that refugees and citizens of the countries in question can continue entering the US.
"We hold that the Government has not shown a likelihood of success on the merits of its appeal, nor has it shown that failure to enter a stay would cause irreparable injury, and we therefore deny its emergency motion for a stay," the panel said in its ruling.
Shortly after the ruling was announced, Trump posted a defiant message to Twitter:
"SEE YOU IN COURT," Trump tweeted, foreshadowing a legal challenge that could play out in the Supreme Court.
The Justice Department said it is reviewing the court's decision.
The ruling comes after a lower-court judge in Seattle, James Robart, issued a nationwide hold on the ban on Friday, prompting the US Justice Department to file an emergency stay.
The executive order, signed by Trump on Jan. 27, halted all admissions of refugees into the US, as well as immigration from seven countries: Iran, Iraq, Syria, Sudan, Somalia, Libya, and Yemen.
The hasty rollout of the order caused chaos at airports nationwide, leaving some refugees and visa-holders stranded for hours.
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