Friday, February 03, 2017 11:07:14 PM
Seattle federal judge grants temporary restraining order on immigration ban on nationwide basis
.. i know y'all know before now, just haven't seen it on the board ..
3 Hours Ago Reuters
Zach Gibson | Getty Images
Demonstrators gather near The White House to protest President Donald Trump's travel ban on seven Muslim countries on January 29, 2017 in Washington, DC.
A federal judge in Seattle on Friday granted a nationwide temporary restraining order blocking U.S. President Donald Trump .. http://www.cnbc.com/donald-trump/ 's recent action barring nationals from seven countries from entering the United States.
Attorney General Bob Ferguson's order represents a major challenge to the Trump administration, which is expected to immediately appeal. The judge declined to stay the order, suggesting that travel restrictions could be lifted immediately.
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WA Attorney General
@AGOWA
AG Ferguson obtains Restraining Order immediately
halting Trump immigration Executive Order nationwide.
10:44 AM - 4 Feb 2017
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Ferguson filed the lawsuit on Monday, saying it wasn't a decision he made lightly.
"I firmly believe that no one is above the law, however, and I have a duty to protect all Washingtonians from unlawful actions that violate the Constitution," he said in a Monday statement. "I will continue this fight — all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court if necessary — to uphold the rule of law."
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WA Attorney General
@AGOWA
“No one is above the law — not even the President.” –BF
10:52 AM - 4 Feb 2017
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The challenge was brought by the state of Washington and later joined by the state of Minnesota. The Seattle judge ruled that the states have legal standing to sue, which could help Democratic attorneys general take on Trump in court on issues beyond immigration.
"It's a wonderful day for the rule of law in this country," said Washington state solicitor general Noah Purcell.
The decision came on a day that attorneys from four states were in courts challenging Trump's executive order. Trump's administration justified the action on national security grounds, but opponents labeled it an unconstitutional order targeting people based on religious beliefs.
Earlier on Friday, a federal judge in Boston on Friday declined to extend a temporary restraining order that allowed some immigrants into the United States from certain countries despite being barred by U.S. President Donald Trump's recent executive order.
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Tuesday, 31 Jan 2017 | 11:54 AM ET | 05:40
Also on Friday in Virginia, a federal judge ordered the White House to provide a list of all people stopped from entering the United States by the travel ban.
The State Department said on Friday that fewer than 60,000 visas previously issued to citizens of Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen had been invalidated as a result of the order. That disclosure followed media reports that government lawyers were citing a figure of 100,000.
U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema in Alexandria, Virginia ordered the federal government to give the state a list by Thursday of "all persons who have been denied entry to or removed from the United States."
The state of Hawaii on Friday joined the challenge to the order, filing a lawsuit alleging that the order is unconstitutional and asking the court to block the order across the country.
The new Republican president's order signed on Jan. 27 triggered chaos at U.S. airports last weekend. Some travelers abroad were turned back from flights into the United States, crowds of hundreds of people packed into arrival areas to protest and legal objections were filed across the country.
The order also temporarily stopped the entry of all refugees into the country and indefinitely halted the settlement of Syrian refugees.
On Friday the Department of Homeland Security issued additional clarification of the order, stating that there were no plans to extend it beyond the seven countries. The DHS also reiterated that the ban did not apply to permanent residents, or green card holders, and some others, such as those who have helped the U.S. military.In the Boston case, U.S. District Judge Nathan Gorton denied the request, after expressing skepticism during oral arguments about a civil rights group's claim that Trump's order represented religious discrimination.
--CNBC.com's Christine Wang contributed to this report.
VIDEO: Swisher: Issue around Trump's immigration ban upset Silicon Valley
Thursday, 2 Feb 2017 | 4:33 PM ET | 03:33
http://www.cnbc.com/2017/02/03/seattle-federal-judge-grants-temporary-restraining-order-on-immigration-ban-on-nationwide-basis.html
.. i know y'all know before now, just haven't seen it on the board ..
3 Hours Ago Reuters
Zach Gibson | Getty Images
Demonstrators gather near The White House to protest President Donald Trump's travel ban on seven Muslim countries on January 29, 2017 in Washington, DC.
A federal judge in Seattle on Friday granted a nationwide temporary restraining order blocking U.S. President Donald Trump .. http://www.cnbc.com/donald-trump/ 's recent action barring nationals from seven countries from entering the United States.
Attorney General Bob Ferguson's order represents a major challenge to the Trump administration, which is expected to immediately appeal. The judge declined to stay the order, suggesting that travel restrictions could be lifted immediately.
-
WA Attorney General
@AGOWA
AG Ferguson obtains Restraining Order immediately
halting Trump immigration Executive Order nationwide.
10:44 AM - 4 Feb 2017
-
Ferguson filed the lawsuit on Monday, saying it wasn't a decision he made lightly.
"I firmly believe that no one is above the law, however, and I have a duty to protect all Washingtonians from unlawful actions that violate the Constitution," he said in a Monday statement. "I will continue this fight — all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court if necessary — to uphold the rule of law."
-
WA Attorney General
@AGOWA
“No one is above the law — not even the President.” –BF
10:52 AM - 4 Feb 2017
-
The challenge was brought by the state of Washington and later joined by the state of Minnesota. The Seattle judge ruled that the states have legal standing to sue, which could help Democratic attorneys general take on Trump in court on issues beyond immigration.
"It's a wonderful day for the rule of law in this country," said Washington state solicitor general Noah Purcell.
The decision came on a day that attorneys from four states were in courts challenging Trump's executive order. Trump's administration justified the action on national security grounds, but opponents labeled it an unconstitutional order targeting people based on religious beliefs.
Earlier on Friday, a federal judge in Boston on Friday declined to extend a temporary restraining order that allowed some immigrants into the United States from certain countries despite being barred by U.S. President Donald Trump's recent executive order.
VIDEO: Levchin: Policy says the land of opportunity is closing its door
Tuesday, 31 Jan 2017 | 11:54 AM ET | 05:40
Also on Friday in Virginia, a federal judge ordered the White House to provide a list of all people stopped from entering the United States by the travel ban.
The State Department said on Friday that fewer than 60,000 visas previously issued to citizens of Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen had been invalidated as a result of the order. That disclosure followed media reports that government lawyers were citing a figure of 100,000.
U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema in Alexandria, Virginia ordered the federal government to give the state a list by Thursday of "all persons who have been denied entry to or removed from the United States."
The state of Hawaii on Friday joined the challenge to the order, filing a lawsuit alleging that the order is unconstitutional and asking the court to block the order across the country.
The new Republican president's order signed on Jan. 27 triggered chaos at U.S. airports last weekend. Some travelers abroad were turned back from flights into the United States, crowds of hundreds of people packed into arrival areas to protest and legal objections were filed across the country.
The order also temporarily stopped the entry of all refugees into the country and indefinitely halted the settlement of Syrian refugees.
On Friday the Department of Homeland Security issued additional clarification of the order, stating that there were no plans to extend it beyond the seven countries. The DHS also reiterated that the ban did not apply to permanent residents, or green card holders, and some others, such as those who have helped the U.S. military.In the Boston case, U.S. District Judge Nathan Gorton denied the request, after expressing skepticism during oral arguments about a civil rights group's claim that Trump's order represented religious discrimination.
--CNBC.com's Christine Wang contributed to this report.
VIDEO: Swisher: Issue around Trump's immigration ban upset Silicon Valley
Thursday, 2 Feb 2017 | 4:33 PM ET | 03:33
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