The Trump administration’s plans to appeal the blocking of the revised executive order were confirmed by White House spokesperson Sean Spicer.

The new travel ban, which was due to be enforced from yesterday (March 16), was blocked by a federal judge in Hawaii.

A number of other US states have backed the prevention of the immigration order.

Hawaiian officials warned that the ban would harm tourism and the ability to recruit foreign students and workers.

Civil rights lawyers in the US also argued that the ban would violate the country’s constitution by discriminating against people on the grounds of their national origin, the Independent reports.

An earlier version of the executive order, issued in late January, led to confusion and protests at airports, and was blocked by a judge in Seattle.

Under the revised order, citizens of six countries on the original January 27 order – Iran, Libya, Syria, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen – would once more be subject to a 90-day travel ban.

Iraq was removed from the list after the US government said it had stepped up its visa screening and data sharing.