A federal judge in Hawaii blocks Trump’s second travel ban.
In the latest legal setback for the President, moments ago Trump’s latest attempt to temporarily bar new immigrants and refugees from six Muslim-majority nations was blocked by a Hawaii Federal Judge, pushing the young administration toward a second defeat on one of the president’s core campaign platforms.
U.S. District Judge Derrick K. Watson froze the order nationwide
As part of Watson’s ruling, the Judge even cites Trump’s own comments in blocking his new immigration order, saying they “betray the Executive Order’s stated secular purpose”
Federal judge in Hawaii freezes President Trump’s new entry ban
A federal judge in Hawaii on Wednesday issued a sweeping freeze of President Trump’s new executive order hours before it would have temporarily barred the issuance of new visas to citizens of six Muslim-majority countries and suspended the admission of new refugees. In a blistering 43-page opinion, U.S. District Judge Derrick K.