Appeals Court Refuses to Reinstate Trump's Travel Ban

The Trump administration's travel ban will remain on hold -- for now.

The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco issued a ruling on Thursday refusing to reinstate President Donald Trump's executive order banning travel to the United States from seven predominantly Muslim countries.

Trump responded to the ruling on Twitter, writing in capital letters: "SEE YOU IN COURT, THE SECURITY OF OUR NATION IS AT STAKE!"

The Department of Justice said it is "considering its options."

The appeals court's ruling keeps in place a temporary restraining order issued by Federal Judge James Robart, who sits in Seattle, last Friday. The order put a nationwide halt to Trump's executive order. Washington state and Minnesota filed a lawsuit arguing the order harms their universities. The court heard arguments on Tuesday.