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A federal judge appointed by George W. Bush just put Trump's immigration EO on hold nationwide

Breaking news out of Seattle, WA where Federal Judge James Robart issued a temporary restraining order putting President Trump’s immigration executive order on hold nationwide:

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Of note, Judge Robart was appointed to the bench by George W. Bush:

https://twitter.com/passantino/status/827672466822565889

We’re still waiting for the actual written order, however:

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And there’s an open question if the order will have any practical effect since the visa were already cancelled, meaning nobody can just get on a plane and come to the U.S. now just because of this ruling:

There’s also some confusion on how this ruling out of Washington will affect a different ruling out of Massachusetts:

The Justice Department hasn’t said what it will do yet, but an appeal is possible:

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