A federal judge has put a nationwide block on US President Donald Trump's week-old executive order temporarily barring refugees and nationals from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States.
The temporary restraining order issued by US District Judge James Robart in Seattle on Friday will remain valid nationwide pending a full review of a complaint by Washington attorney general Bob Ferguson.
"The constitution prevailed today," Ferguson said, describing the judge's decision as historic. "No one is above the law - not even the president.

"I said from the beginning it is not the loudest voice that prevails in a courtroom, it's the constitution," he added, pointing out that Robart was appointed by Republican president George W Bush.
Friday's ruling was not the first to challenge the travel ban, but it was the most sweeping as it effectively vacated the main tenets of the order.
Gillian Christensen, a spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security, said the agency does not comment on pending litigation.
Ferguson said the order technically means that anyone with a valid visa must be allowed entry into the country by Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
The US state department is working with the Department of Homeland Security to work out how Friday's ruling affects its operations, a spokesman told Reuters news agency, and will announce any changes affecting travellers as soon as information is available.
The justice department made no immediate decision on an appeal but said in a statement it would determine its next steps after reviewing the written order.
It was unclear, however, whether the Trump administration would mount a legal challenge or whether federal border agents would abide by the ruling.

"The legal ramifications of this are still very much up in the air. So indeed, is whether this makes any difference to the 100,000 people, perhaps, whose visas have been revoked," said Al Jazeera's Shihab Rattansi, reporting from Washington, DC.
"Even though the executive order has been suspended temporarily, they may still have to apply for a new visa before they can gain entry. And anyway, all of this can change legally just in a matter of days."
Robart's decision came after Ferguson filed a suit to invalidate key provisions of Trump's executive order, which bars Syrian refugees indefinitely and blocks citizens of Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen from entry into the US for 90 days. Refugees from countries other than Syria are barred from entry for 120 days.
The state department said on Friday that up to 60,000 foreigners from the seven countries concerned had their visas cancelled as a result of the order. A justice department attorney, however, told a court hearing in Virginia that about 100,000 visas had been revoked.

Washington Governor Jay Inslee welcomed the ruling as a "tremendous victory" but warned that the battle to overturn Trump's executive order was not over.
"There is still more to do," he said in a statement. "The fight isn't yet won. But we should feel heartened by today's victory and more resolute than ever that we are fighting on the right side of history."
Ferguson said in his complaint that the president's ban violated the constitutional rights of immigrants and their families as it specifically targets Muslims.
However attorneys representing the Trump administration argued that as president, he had broad powers and was within his right to issue an order that protects Americans.
Trump's order has been met with an uproar by rights groups and immigration attorneys who say it specifically targets Muslims and has unfairly affected families, many of them US citizens.
The White House argues that the ban is aimed at making the country safer.



www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/02/federal-judge-blocks-donald-trump-immigration-ban-170204032306765.html

Booked

Richie0974:
I'm against gayism but this is just cruelty he didn't even believe his son when he tried to explain how it all started.
That's one of the problem African children face from parents, they just don't give enough attention to emotionally related issues.

This is the best comment so far, most African parents do not care and understand their kids.

DeAvenger:
May Allah accept their Du'as

Ameen ya rabbil alameen

Who dares to?? Impeach him let's see

Wow! Proud of my country

Good idea, as well, fulani state is also needed in the south.
Equation balanced.

1st attack in Unimaid ever.

Shameless man, when your overloaded trucks are busy spoiling our roads you are here attacking others boasting about your donations! Mst u tell the world u donated?

I wonder if the Nigerian police and the people there have sense at all, they say she was missing for 2 days, 85 years old, hanged, and they believe she was suffering from mental disorder, shikenan; case closed.

This is seems more like murder

furrr:
Traditional architecture

Ahmmm, I supposed your last pic of this post is not Kano, its Bauchi's Babban gwani, there are only 5 of there kind in the world, all in Bauchi, the remain a historic fist as they stand till date yet they have no pillar/column or any support.

Seems like the old Shekau gat bigger nose

Your posts are always confusing me, I can't seemed to understand your points, what's your mission?

Northern Nigeria is a blessed and special region, the land space/area is wide and fertile that many plants can grow, the north has flexible weather making possible for all kind of social and agricultural activities to be fixed, villages, towns, cities, mountains, rocks, desert, green forest, wide range of farmland, and wild reserve(of endangered species) has make the landscape unique in West Africa.

With good natural landscape, natural warm and cold spring waters, different lovely tribes (Hausa, Fula, Kanuri, Shu-arab and others) full of beauty and determination amid high population yet wide range of land area and flexible weather the north remains the best choice.

A morning in Yankari Game Reserve with green forest right before you, animals roaming freely in your sight and cleansing your body and mind at the wikki warm spring will forever change & heal your body system and install the love of Northern Nigeria in your heart.

Northern Nigeria remains the best soul mate of a reasonable and great West African.

Pic2: Kogi state
Pic3: Niger state
Pic4: Bauchi state

EmmzyWhite:
Sir, You are 60% right

100% right I believe

Thanks for the Knowledge, may Allah grant our dearest country peace, harmony and wealth.

Wow, great Gov.
Meanwhile Bauchi streetlights are just nothing but posters, ever since APC's gov MA takes power, streetlights became unstable, now they are totally off.

November 22, 2016–November 27, 2016

In 22 November a wave of over 630 fires (both wildfiresand urban fires) began in Israel from south as the Dead Seaarea to Nahariya.
The largest fire occurred in Haifa, where 527 apartments were destroyed completely 77 buildings, leaving 1,600 people homeless.
75,000 residents, about a quarter of the city's population, were evacuated from 11 neighborhoods.

Other major fires occurred in Zikhron Ya'akov, Jerusalemarea as well as smaller fires all across Israel and the West Bank. Israel's Nature and Parks Authorityreported that more than 20,000 dunams (4,900 acres) of forests, brushland and open space were burnt, the largest amount since the Mount Carmel forest fire (2010)

Yes it is true, but the ban was to stop people from welcoming Ex-governor Isa Yuguda, though people doesn't seemed to abide by that law, cox they are busy celebrating and happy with Yuguda's presence in the city.

Bubu #FreeOurNaira #FreeOurForex

Tell old Bubu to #FreeOurNaira

Old man pls #FreeOurNaira

Cjrane2:
Our banks arevthe most corrupt when it comes to that.

They will sell the forex to black market

More like how fuel dealers sell the petrol to black market and the filling stations are always out of fuel

Buhari is a true dulllard for pursuing outdated policies of expecting banks to sell forex.

Anyhow, Buhari is a corrupt dictator using those senseless policies to create bee corrupt avebues for his cronies

Last year it was fuel scarcity and this year currencies, am afraid I can't predict next year's, but I'll surely keep praying for his end to come.

Never in my life

Jonathan is 100times better than this confused old man.

I'm also confused about this, I recent this clueless and hardship administration.

I regret voting this Buhari, he should have been appointed minister of defence not president, at least all banks should be selling foreign currencies, yesterday I went to GTbank to ask the rate of naira to Euro, I was shocked to hear that banks doesn't sell currencies, but I can be redirected to a black market agent.

This president has forgotten that we voted him in full of hope and what we are getting in return is hardship, yet he is even thinking about 2019- so shameless.

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Wow! Cool.

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GBTYO:

I am betting 4 : 1 that there will be riots across the north protesting the emergence of Trump as the next POTUS

Do not underestimate the level of stupidity of the north .

Insulting the South because of rotten eggs like you will be childish, however, I branded you "bread-brain"

Your stupidity is beyond imagination, I'm not sure of your nationality, but I'm certain that you are a semi terrorist - trying to insight violence between the south and north.

No matter how you push for a fight, we will give you matured answer, the likes of you are nothing better than ant poop.

You mst have hated the north so much, but then, have you ever heard of this saying; "hate is also affection"?

If you hated something, it mst be because you saw that thing progressing toward victory leaving you, thus you are afraid of that!

What wrong about it if the North protest on Donald? Is there any law that bans is?
In fact, if the North protested against him then it goes to show how free minded they are thinking of the world politics.

But then, why will they do that? The North will not protest unless the US-president elect pushes a law/motion/agenda that threatens our existence, culture or religion!

Fucking bloody f00l

Greedy man, so he want to buy it for himself?
He is really going crazy.