US Supreme Court upholds Donald Trump travel ban: 'WOW!', tweets President

The United States of Supreme Court on Tuesday handed Donald Trump one of the biggest victories of his presidency, upholding his travel ban targeting several Muslim-majority countries.

Shortly after the Supreme Court released its decision, President Donald Trump Trump shared the news from his Twitter account.

The current ban, announced in September, prohibits entry into the United States of most people from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria and Yemen. The court's reversal is viewed as a victory for the Trump administration. But the travel ban has been widely criticised by refugee and human rights groups.

The Supreme Court allowed it to go largely into effect in December while the legal challenge continued.