Sean Spicer on Trump’s Travel Ban: ‘The President Clearly Has This Authority’

‘The danger is real and the law is clear’

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SPICER: "As the President said last night 'The law and the Constitution give the power — the president the power to suspend immigration when he deems it to be necessary in the national interest.' The court didn't even bother to quote the relevant statute in its opinion which could have plainly shown that the president clearly has this authority. I know you've heard it before, but since the court didn't, let me quote it again for you. 8 U.S. Code 1182 states 'Whenever the President finds the entry of any aliens or any class of aliens into the United States would be detrimental to the United States, he may by proclamation, and for such period as he deem necessary, suspend all aliens or any class of aliens as immigrants or nonimmigrants or impose on the entry of aliens any restrictions he may deem appropriate.'" 

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