Court Rejects Trump's Plan To Exclude Immigrants From Congress

A move by US President Donald Trump to exempt residents who entered the country illegally from having seats at the US Congress has been jettisoned by the court.

The directive was ruled unlawful by a three-man panel consisting os mostly Democrats.

Although, the case is still left open to be appealed by the Apex court.

The panel had said that the move by Trump was "xenophobic" and that it was an unconstitutional proposal that showed the "discriminatory animus" towards the Hispanic community and other immigrants.

According to the decision of the panel, Donald Trump had exceeded his statutory authority in ordering the directive.

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The panel said, "The President must act in accordance with, and within the boundaries of, the authority that Congress has granted,” the panel said.

"We conclude that the President did not do so."

Comments on the decision of the court were not forthcoming from the White House at the time of filing this report.

This is another encumbrance in Trump's fight against immigration, as he rode into power on the back of immigration reform in the country.

The New York Attorney General, Letitia James, said, "President Trump’s repeated attempts to hinder, impair, and prejudice an accurate census and the subsequent apportionment have failed once again," the other being the blocking by the Supreme Court of Trump's attempt at adding a citizenship clause in the country's census.