Donald Trump: US judge extends order blocking President's travel ban
The US District Judge in Hawaii said he had turned his original temporary restraining order into a preliminary injunction. The judge who halted President Donald Trump's revised travel ban on refugees and arrivals from six mainly Muslim countries has extended his order, dealing another blow to the White House. After a hearing lasting several hours, US District Judge Derrick Watson in Hawaii said Wednesday he had turned his original temporary restraining order into a preliminary injunction. Such an injunction generally has no set expiration date, said Hawaii state Attorney General Doug Chin , meaning Trump will be barred from enforcing the ban while it is contested in court. The US Justice Department is expected to appeal to the US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Hawaii was the first of several US states to sue over the amended ban. Trump has said his proposed travel ban is needed to preserve US national security and keep out terrorists intent on...
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