A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s immigration executive order, which has spurred many lawsuits and has been deeply castigated by tech sector bosses.
Trump’s order Friday halted refugee arrivals for 120 days and banned for 90 days citizens of Iraq, Iran, Sudan, Syria, Libya, Somalia, and Yemen. US District Judge Andre Birotte Jr. issued an emergency order, which became public Wednesday, that forbids the government from enforcing Trump’s order on those entering the US with a valid immigrant visa from the seven countries Trump listed. The order by the President Barack Obama appointee, however, was silent about refugees trying to enter the country, and it also did not mention the fate of tourists or others with non-immigrant visas.
