[Right_Wing_Madman]

Somebody with an "X" passport was following the law as it was at the time

It wasn't a law, that's the problem. The "X" passport was a previous executive order.

[dayglored]

> It wasn't a law, that's the problem. The "X" passport was a previous executive order.

Good point. Those EOs have the bad habit of acting like laws. Temporary (they can be rescinded) but nevertheless they have sweeping legal power while they're in effect.