Buckly J. Ewer
Racism Whistleblower
Seattle judge blocks Trump’s immigration ban nationwide
A federal judge in Seattle on Friday temporarily blocked President Trump’s executive order banning entry into the United States from seven Muslim-majority countries.
US District Judge James Robert, who was appointed by President George Bush in 2003, issued a temporary restraining order against the Trump administration's restrictions, ruling that the ban would be immediately stopped nationwide.
Within hours of the ruling, government officials told airlines to begin allowing previously barred passengers to fly, the New York Times reports. However, the White House issued a statement late Friday announcing the Department of Justice will file an emergency stay of the order.
While the federal government argues that the ban protects the country from these countries, Judge Robert said he found “no support” for those claims.
In Attorney Ferguson’s 90-page lawsuit, he claims the Trump administration is violating the Constitution’s protections for religious freedom. The state of Minnesota has also joined the state of Washington’s lawsuit which is backed by major companies including Amazon, Expedia, and several institutions of higher-education.
New York and Virginia have also taken legal action against the president'
Reacting to the complaint, White House attorneys issued a response brief, claiming that Washington state is unable to challenge the President and his intentions.
“Every President over the last 30 years has invoked this authority to suspend or impose restrictions on the entry of certain aliens or classes of aliens, in some instances including classifications based on nationality,” the brief reads, according to the Seattle Times. The brief also claims that foreign nationals do not have the constitutional right to enter the country.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/seattle-federal-judge-restraining-order-donald-trump-immigration-ban-a7562406.html
We knew it would happen... The question now is does Trump honor it or invoke a dictatorship...