(VOVworld) - US President Donald Trump on Wednesday slammed the Circuit Court of Appeals deliberating his immigration and refugee executive order for being "so political”.

US President Donald Trump (Source: AFP/VNA)

Speaking to a group of police chiefs in Washington, he cited a section of US immigration law that he says gives him the power to enact the ban for the security of the nation.

The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals is weighing an appeal of an earlier ruling against Trump’s executive order on immigration. The Court’s decision will be announced this week.