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| Trump on Twitter: Ruling against US travel ban 'is ridiculous and will be overturned' | |
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| US President Donald Trump has responded to a federal judge’s block of his administration's travel ban on seven predominantly Muslim countries, tweeting that decision of the "is ridiculous and will be overturned.” | US President Donald Trump has responded to a federal judge’s block of his administration's travel ban on seven predominantly Muslim countries, tweeting that decision of the "is ridiculous and will be overturned.” |
| On Friday, US federal Judge James Robart issued a temporary restraining order on the ban until a full review of a complaint made by Washington state’s attorney Bob Ferguson has been conducted. | On Friday, US federal Judge James Robart issued a temporary restraining order on the ban until a full review of a complaint made by Washington state’s attorney Bob Ferguson has been conducted. |
| The US Customs and Border Protection said they would reinstate visas to comply with the order. The White House has released a statement saying the Department of Justice intended to file an emergency stay on the order to “defend the executive order of the President, which we believe is lawful and appropriate.” | The US Customs and Border Protection said they would reinstate visas to comply with the order. The White House has released a statement saying the Department of Justice intended to file an emergency stay on the order to “defend the executive order of the President, which we believe is lawful and appropriate.” |
| Earlier Trump also tweeted; “When a country is no longer able to say who can, and who cannot , come in & out, especially for reasons of safety &.security - big trouble!” | |
| Last Friday, Trump issued an executive order that banned citizens from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen from entering the US. | |
| The order was met with widespread protests and confusion, with multiple lawsuits already filed and many more expected in the coming days. | |
| Judge Robart, a George W Bush appointee, was the first judge faced with a lawsuit relating to the ban. | |
| During the hearing, Robart questioned the administration’s use of 9/11 to justify the order, saying no attacks had been carried out on US soil by individuals from any of the seven countries listed. | |
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