The move on the National Day of Prayer is among the promises Trump made on the campaign trail that would blur government lines that divide church and state.
President Trump has called out the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, but the recent ruling on withholding federal grants was made by a single district court judge.
A medical residency program is the next training step for newly minted doctors, and awaiting "the match" can be tense. For some international students, Trump's travel ban has made that tension worse.
At a Nashville campaign rally, President Trump said he wished he had stood his ground and defended his original, much stricter executive order. His second travel ban was temporarily halted Wednesday.
The judge issued a temporary restraining order that prevented the president's revised executive order from taking effect at midnight and barring refugees and visitors from six mostly Muslim countries.
State Attorney General Bob Ferguson said Thursday he will ask the judge who stayed the first travel ban nationwide to extend that stay to the revised ban. Several other states are joining the lawsuit.
Trump's previous executive order caused chaos at airports and inspired protests and dozens of lawsuits. The new version omits Iraq, doesn't apply to existing visas and isn't in effect immediately.
Immigrant advocates say they've seen more interest in applying for U.S. citizenship from green card holders since President Trump first announced his travel ban order.
On Thursday, the president said his administration will be appealing a decision that imposes a stay on his travel ban — and will also be issuing a new, "very comprehensive order" next week.
On Tuesday night, lawyers debated the temporary suspension of the president's travel ban. The arguments raised issues about the limits of executive power and the constitutional rights of noncitizens.