A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked enforcement of President Trump's executive order that banned people from seven mainly Muslim countries from entering the United States. On Sunday night, technology giants Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Netflix, Twitter, Uber and many others filed a legal brief opposing the administration’s contentious entry ban, according to people familiar with the matter. The move by represents a rare coordinated action across a broad swath of the industry — 97 companies in total— and demonstrates the depth of animosity toward the Trump ban. Several CEO's from Silicon Valley have spoken against Donald Trump's executive order that halts U.S. entry for refugees. "The problems that render the Executive Order harmful to businesses and their employees also make it unlawful," the brief said.

Source: Washington Post February 06, 2017 04:27 UTC