Trump signed an executive order placing a 90-day ban on people from six mainly Muslim countries on Monday. New York maintains the new directive is a ban on Muslims while Washington says it is harmful to the state. Trump's original order was more expansive but it was defeated after a legal challenge initially mounted by Washington and Minnesota. The previous order, which Trump signed in January, was blocked in federal courts and sparked mass protests as well as confusion at airports. Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson, who was the first to sue over the original ban, said he would ask a federal judge to rule that the temporary restraining order halting the first travel ban "remains in effect".

Source: The Star March 10, 2017 03:34 UTC