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		</div><p>A federal judge in Honolulu has said Hawaii can proceed with the filing of what would be the first lawsuit challenging US President Donald Trump&#8217;s revised travel ban.</p>
<p>District Judge Derrick Watson granted the state&#8217;s request to continue with the case and set a hearing for March 15 &#8211; the day before Mr Trump&#8217;s revised ban is due to go into effect.</p>
<p>Hawaii officials previously sued to stop Mr Trump&#8217;s initial travel ban but that suit was placed on hold by Judge Watson amid legal challenges around the country.</p>
<p>On Tuesday night, a day after Mr Trump&#8217;s administration announced its new ban, attorneys for the state filed their proposed revision in federal court along with a motion asking that it be allowed to proceed.</p>
<p>Judge Watson approved that motion and said the state will file the final lawsuit later on Wednesday.<br />
The US Department of Justice declined to comment on the pending litigation.</p>
<p>At the March 15 hearing, the judge will also hear arguments from the state on a motion to impose a temporary restraining order that would prevent the ban from taking place until the lawsuit has been resolved.</p>
<p>The lawsuit says the revised travel ban will harm the Muslim population of Hawaii as well as schools and employers.</p>
<p>The president&#8217;s new order bars new visas for people from six countries and temporarily shuts down America&#8217;s refugee programme, affecting would-be visitors and immigrants from Iran, Syria, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen and Libya.</p>
<p>Hawaii&#8217;s complaint says it is suing to protect its residents, businesses and schools, as well as its &#8220;sovereignty against illegal actions of President Donald J Trump and the federal government&#8221;.</p>
<p>Imam Ismail Elshikh of the Muslim Association of Hawaii became a plaintiff in the state&#8217;s initial lawsuit. His mother-in-law is a Syrian national living in that country.</p>
<p>Mr Trump&#8217;s executive order &#8220;inflicts a grave injury on Muslims in Hawaii, including Dr Elshikh, his family, and members of his mosque,&#8221; the lawsuit states.</p>
<p>Hawaii has hired a Washington DC law firm to help with the lawsuit. Josh Wisch, a spokesman for the state attorney general&#8217;s office, has said the firm is giving the state a 50% discount on its services.</p>
<p>&#8220;This new executive order is nothing more than Muslim Ban 2.0,&#8221; Hawaii Attorney General Douglas Chin said in a statement on Monday. &#8220;Under the pretence of national security, it still targets immigrants and refugees.&#8221;</p>
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