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Justices upheld a lower court order that said grandparents and other relatives qualify as close family and are exempt from the Trump travel ban for citizens of six Muslim-majority countries.

The State Department has issued new instructions to U.S. embassies about which citizens from the countries covered by the Trump administration's travel ban are still eligible for visas.

The federal judge's ruling said not only can travelers enter by citing bona fide relationships with relatives, but also arrangements with refugee resettlement agencies in the U.S.

The Supreme Court's decision to allow part of President Trump's travel ban to take effect means that starting on July 13, many already-vetted refugees will be denied entry to the U.S.

Critics of the new limits on entry into the U.S. from six mostly Muslim countries challenge the administration's definition of "close familial relationship."

The 9th Circuit largely upheld an injunction that blocks key portions of the president's revised travel ban from going into effect. The 4th Circuit upheld a similar injunction weeks ago.

The president tweeted in defense of his travel ban, using language that could hamper his administration's legal argument. The tweets also threaten to overshadow the rollout of infrastructure policy.

Saying the Constitution gives the president "broad authority" over immigration, the Trump administration seeks to reinstate a ban on travel to the U.S. from six majority-Muslim countries.

A 13-judge panel in Virginia was one of several federal appeals courts hearing arguments over President Trump's executive order that would restrict travel from six majority-Muslim countries.