<em>The Atlantic </em>Daily: In a Faraway Country

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Orders From the Court: In a 5 to 4 decision, the Supreme Court upheld President Donald Trump’s controversial travel ban, which bars travelers from several Muslim-majority countries as well as North Korea and Venezuela. The Court’s opinion, written by Chief Justice John Roberts, argues that the anti-Muslim rhetoric Trump used to promote the policy during his campaign can be discounted because the ban does not explicitly mention religion. Here’s how the ruling could change the balance of power between the executive and the judicial branches.

House Republican leaders are preparing to file a narrow immigration bill to address the separation As one senior House Republican aide put it, “If we can swing that, maybe it will be a more contained dumpster fire.” In the past few decades, as immigrants seeking greater economic opportunity have given way to those fleeing gang violence. One detained father says he brought his 7-year-old son from Honduras to escape a death threat from corrupt police officers. They were separated at the border;