The Trump administration’s nationality-based travel ban, which took effect on June 9, 2025, includes layered restrictions affecting 19 countries, primarily with Muslim-majority or African populations. Justified by the administration as a national security measure, the new policy has been structured to withstand judicial scrutiny. Nonetheless, civil rights advocates have raised substantive concerns about potential religious and racial discrimination, overbreadth, and due process implications. In evaluating the impact of these restrictions, advocates continue to question the breadth of executive authority in defining and acting upon national security justifications within the immigration context.
CRSJ, in collaboration with the DEI Center and its entities, the Center for Public Interest Law and its entities, the Young Lawyers Division, and other Section Divisions and Forums, is launching a new rapid-response project that will provide videos, resources, and other information breaking down key legal developments by explaining specific actions the government is taking, the legality of these actions, its impact on civil rights and daily life, and steps attorneys and advocates can take to protect our communities. Learn more at How Things Work: The Legal Edition
Resources
- International Refugee Assistance Project Homepage
- IRAP Explainer on the 2025 Travel Ban | International Refugee Assistance Project
- General information about the 2025 travel ban – IRAP
In this Series
- Unraveling Justice: Systemic Inequities, Representation, and the Fight for Civil Rights
- Indian Country Advocacy with the Trump Administration
- Native Americans & Birthright Citizenship
- Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling
- Threats to Military Rule of Law
- Birthright Citizenship
- Immigrants & Crime Myths
- The Legacy of The Laken Riley Act
- Mass Deportation & Expedited Removal
- Guantanamo Bay Detentions
- The Hyde Amendment
- Immigration Registration
- F-1 Student Visa Revocations
- Big Law Fights Back
- Attacks on Judges: An Existential Threat?
