A federal judge in Brooklyn just issued an emergency stay against the implementation of Donald Trump’s executive order banning immigration from certain middle eastern countries.
Judge Donnelly “The stay is granted!”
Judge: “Class is pretty well defined as outline in the papers – otherwise would be reviewing stays for a hundred people” so stay is national
The lawsuit was brought by the ACLU on behalf of two men detained at JFK airport in New York. The men were subsequently released.
To be clear, this stay is temporary (until the hearing in Feb.) and does NOT mean the ban is overturned – only that people en transit or in airports today are released. People trapped outside the US still cannot re-enter.
A Federal Judge Just Issued A Stay Against Donald Trump’s “Muslim Ban”
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