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A federal judge in Brooklyn just issued an emergency stay against Donald Trump’s executive order banning immigration from certain predominantly Muslim countries, temporarily allowing people who have landed in the US with a valid visa to remain.
The historic ruling—a stunning first defeat for President Donald Trump coming at the end of his first week in office—protects anyone with a valid visa who arrived after the executive order (or were en route when the ruling was filed) from deportation under Trump’s order.
Stay covers all those who were in transit and are being detained at airports. Important first win–thank you @ACLU attorneys! #NoBanNoWall
— ACLU of Ohio (@acluohio)
The director of the ACLU’s Voting Rights Project announced the victory on twitter:
We won
— Dale Ho (@dale_e_ho)
Stay is national
— Dale Ho (@dale_e_ho)
Nationwide injunction – no one can be removed – govt must provide list of names of ppl affected
— Dale Ho (@dale_e_ho)
The stay, granted by Judge Ann M. Donnelly of the US District Court, is temporary and a court will have to decide whether to make it permanent at a later date—and it only affects people who have already arrived in the United States or are currently in transit—but for now, people will not be deported because of Trump’s executive order:
ACLU currently estimates 100-200 people across US airports being held because of EO. They can all stay until further notice
— Raya Jalabi (@rayajalabi)
The lawsuit was brought by the ACLU on behalf of two men detained at JFK airport in New York. The men were subsequently released.
You can read the ACLU’s original complaint below:
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This is a developing story. We’ll update as more news comes in.
Original post:
A Federal Judge Just Issued A Stay Against Donald Trump’s "Muslim Ban"
