A US Federal appeals court on Sunday rejected a request by the Department of Justice to reinstate President Donald Trump's travel ban.
The Trump led administration had lodged the request with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals as part of an appeal against a lower court order temporarily suspending the travel ban on citizens from seven mainly Muslim countries.
Judge William Canby, Jr. in Phoenix and Judge Michelle Friedland in San Francisco did not give a reason for their denial in a two-paragraph ruling.
However, they told the states of Washington and Minnesota, which had filed the original suit against Trump's travel ban, to provide documents detailing their opposition to the government's appeal by 11:59 pm Sunday (0759 GMT Monday).
The Department of Justice was given a deadline of 3 pm Monday to supply more documents supporting its position.
For now, the travel ban suspension remains in place. Both the State and Homeland Security Departments said on Saturday that they were resuming normal practices concerning travelers from the affected countries.
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