Advertisement Continue reading the main storyThat ruling, from Judge James L. Robart, a federal judge in Seattle, blocked the key parts of Mr. Trump’s executive order. The two states’ appellate brief, filed early Monday morning, said that “President Trump unleashed chaos by signing the executive order.”Other states have joined the fray. Hawaii, which had filed a separate lawsuit challenging Mr. Trump’s order, moved to intervene on Sunday. In an earlier brief filed Saturday, the Trump administration argued that Judge Robart’s order would cause irreparable harm to national security. Questions about permanent residents are not moot, the states’ brief said, as the administration could again change positions.

Source: New York Times February 06, 2017 18:33 UTC