Federal Judge Puts Nationwide Halt To Trump’s Muslim-Ban Immigration Order
U.S. District Judge James Robart ruled in favor of Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson, who sued to invalidate key provisions of Trump’s executive order. Trump’s order indefinitely blocks entry to the United States for Syrian refugees and temporarily suspends entry to citizens of seven majority-Muslim countries.
The judge issued a temporary restraining order on a nationwide basis. And in his ruling, the judge said that said Washington had the standing to bring the case forward and provided evidence that Trump’s order has immediate harm. He went on to say that the lawsuit has a substantial likelihood of success in its underlying challenge to the constitutionality of the order.
The challenge was brought by the state of Washington and later joined by the state of Minnesota.
Washington’s Attorney General said in a statement, “The Constitution prevailed today. No one is above the law — not even the President. I will continue this fight — all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court if necessary — to uphold the rule of law.”
