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"By this decision, the district court has improperly substituted its policy preferences for the national security judgments of the executive branch in a time of grave threats, defying both the lawful prerogatives of the executive branch and the directive of the Supreme Court," Session said in a statement.
"The district court has issued decisions that are entrusted to the executive branch, undermined national security, delayed necessary action, created confusion, and violated a proper respect for separation of powers."
Exemptions from the controversial ban should include grandparents, grandchildren, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins, Judge Derrick Watson ruled.
The ruling, the latest in months of legal wrangling, came after the Supreme Court last month said that the 90-day ban on travellers from six Muslim-majority countries could be partially implemented, but allowed for exemptions for visa applicants who could prove a "close familial relationship" with people in the US. The ban came into partial effect under those conditions on June 29.
The Supreme Court is to hear the broad legal challenge to the ban during its October term.
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"The district court has issued decisions that are entrusted to the executive branch, undermined national security, delayed necessary action, created confusion, and violated a proper respect for separation of powers."
Exemptions from the controversial ban should include grandparents, grandchildren, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins, Judge Derrick Watson ruled.
The ruling, the latest in months of legal wrangling, came after the Supreme Court last month said that the 90-day ban on travellers from six Muslim-majority countries could be partially implemented, but allowed for exemptions for visa applicants who could prove a "close familial relationship" with people in the US. The ban came into partial effect under those conditions on June 29.
The Supreme Court is to hear the broad legal challenge to the ban during its October term.
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