美国国家公共电台 NPR DOJ Files Brief In Appeals Court, Defending Trump's Immigration Executive Order

 

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

Properly vetted¹ refugees can enter the United States, at least today. That's because a judge temporarily blocked President Trump²'s ban on travel for refugees and people from seven countries. Today, judges from a federal appeals court hear arguments over whether to let the ban take effect once again. Let's talk about this with NPR's Joel Rose, who's on the line.

Joel, good morning.

JOEL ROSE, BYLINE³: Good morning, Steve.

INSKEEP: So what are the court proceedings⁴ today?

ROSE: Well, the court has moved really quickly through all of this. Remember, the temporary restraining order was issued on Friday. Briefings on the case were due on Monday for the appellants and later on Monday for the Department of Justice. And now the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in California has asked the lawyers for both sides to call in for a hearing by telephone today at 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time. That's 6:00 p.m. on the East Coast.

INSKEEP: And just so we're clear on what's happening here, this is all about a temporary stay of the order. It is temporarily stayed, it's stopped. The appeals court might decide to leave that stay in effect or - the question is whether the law - whether the executive order stays in effect while they're arguing about it in court. What's the Justice Department saying about all this?

ROSE: Well, lawyers for the Justice Department say the president acted lawfully⁵, that he has broad powers when it comes to immigration policy and national security and that this is an issue for the federal government, not for the states. Lawyers for the Department of Justice also say that this is not a ban on Muslims. DOJ lawyers argue that the executive order is actually neutral when it comes to religion because it blocks all people from those seven countries, whether they are Muslim or not.

INSKEEP: Although, of course, there are references to people of minority religions. Now, you mentioned an issue for the states as opposed to the federal government, which I guess is important because of who's suing. It's Washington state and the state of Minnesota here suing.

ROSE: That's right. Washington was the original plaintiff and then Minnesota joined later. They say that the appeals court would unleash⁷ chaos⁸ if it reinstates the president's executive order. They say the lower court was entitled to think about what the president and his advisers⁹ actually intended when they crafted this order. And to the states, there is plenty of evidence based on what Trump and his advisers have said to conclude that the order is intended to keep Muslims out of the country. The state of Washington says that thousands of its residents have been harmed by this order because it's deprived them of their rights to travel freely and it's separated families.

And those lawyers say the order has also cost financial harm to Washington businesses and public universities.

INSKEEP: You point out residents, that's because the original executive order included hundreds of thousands of green card holders¹⁰, is that right?

ROSE: Right, it included those lawful⁶ permanent residents as well as travelers with valid¹¹ visas. So, you know, the appeals court will have to consider all of that. The three-judge panel here in this case has two Democrats¹² on it and one Republican. Another interesting point that the Justice Department brought up in its brief that I want to mention that could contribute to the potential outcome here - if there's going to be a restraining order, lawyers for the Department of Justice say it should have been narrowly tailored to protect those state residents who are affected¹³ by this travel ban.

So by that logic¹⁴, the court could allow President Trump's executive order to take effect but only for people who have never been to the United States. That would include refugees and the visa holders who just haven't been here yet. And so that seems...

INSKEEP: Which is significant because the president is said to have really strong powers when it comes to just who to let into the United States in the first place.

ROSE: That's right. So the Department of Justice lawyers seem to be offering the court sort of a middle way here. But whatever the Ninth Circuit Court decides, this issue may be heading for the Supreme¹⁵ Court. But, of course, the Supreme Court is ideologically¹⁶ split, has only eight members for the moment. So if there's a 4-4 tie, that means this appeals court ruling could stand.

INSKEEP: Joel, thanks.

ROSE: You're welcome.

INSKEEP: That's NPR's Joel Rose.

1 vetted   

v.审查（某人过去的记录、资格等）( vet的过去式和过去分词 )；调查；检查；诊疗

参考例句：

• The recruits were thoroughly vetted before they were allowed into the secret service. 情报机关招募的新成员要经过严格的审查。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• All staff are vetted for links with extremist groups before being employed. 所有职员录用前均须审查是否与极端分子团体有关。 来自辞典例句

2 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

3 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

4 proceedings   

n.进程，过程，议程；诉讼(程序)；公报

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
• to initiate legal proceedings against sb 对某人提起诉讼

5 lawfully   

adv.守法地，合法地；合理地

参考例句：

• Lawfully established contracts shall be protected by law. 依法成立的合同应受法律保护。 来自口语例句
• As my lawfully wedded husband, in sickness and in health, till death parts us. 当成是我的合法丈夫，无论疾病灾难，直到死亡把我们分开。 来自电影对白

6 lawful   

adj.法律许可的，守法的，合法的

参考例句：

• It is not lawful to park in front of a hydrant.在消火栓前停车是不合法的。
• We don't recognised him to be the lawful heir.我们不承认他为合法继承人。

7 unleash   

vt.发泄，发出；解带子放开

参考例句：

• They hope to create allies to unleash against diseases,pests,and invasive species.他们希望创造出一些新群体来对付疾病、害虫和一些有侵害性的物种。
• Changing water levels now at times unleash a miasma of disease from exposed sewage.如今，大坝不时地改变水位，从暴露的污水释放出了疾病瘴气。

8 chaos   

n.混乱，无秩序

参考例句：

• After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
• The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。

9 advisers   

顾问，劝告者( adviser的名词复数 )； （指导大学新生学科问题等的）指导教授

参考例句：

• a member of the President's favoured circle of advisers 总统宠爱的顾问班子中的一员
• She withdrew to confer with her advisers before announcing a decision. 她先去请教顾问然后再宣布决定。

10 holders   

支持物( holder的名词复数 )； 持有者； （支票等）持有人； 支托（或握持）…之物

参考例句：

• Slaves were mercilessly ground down by slave holders. 奴隶受奴隶主的残酷压迫。
• It is recognition of compassion's part that leads the up-holders of capital punishment to accuse the abolitionists of sentimentality in being more sorry for the murderer than for his victim. 正是对怜悯的作用有了认识，才使得死刑的提倡者指控主张废除死刑的人感情用事，同情谋杀犯胜过同情受害者。

11 valid   

adj.有确实根据的；有效的；正当的，合法的

参考例句：

• His claim to own the house is valid.他主张对此屋的所有权有效。
• Do you have valid reasons for your absence?你的缺席有正当理由吗？

12 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

14 logic   

n.逻辑(学)；逻辑性

参考例句：

• What sort of logic is that?这是什么逻辑？
• I don't follow the logic of your argument.我不明白你的论点逻辑性何在。

15 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

16 ideologically   

adv. 意识形态上地，思想上地

参考例句：

• Ideologically, they have many differences. 在思想意识上，他们之间有许多不同之处。
• He has slipped back ideologically. 他思想退步了。