Liberties Union: Judge and District Court

liberties union: Judge Ann Donnelly of the U.S. District Court in Brooklyn granted a request from the American Civil Liberties Union to stop the deportations after determining that the risk of injury to those detained by being returned to their home countries necessitated the decision, according to Toronto Star. Minutes after the judge's ruling in New York, another came in Virginia when U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema issued a temporary restraining order to block for seven days the removal of any green-card holders being detained at Dulles International Airport. Olivier Douliery / Getty Images By Jerry Markon Emma Brown David Nakamura The The Washington Post Sat., Jan. 28, 2017 WASHINGTON A federal judge in New York blocked deportations late Saturday of those detained on entry to the United States after an executive order from the U.S. president targeted citizens from seven predominantly Muslim countries. Brinkema's action also ordered that lawyers have access to those held there because of the ban. Article Continued Below Canadian dual citizens from 7 Muslim-majority countries banned from U.S. Syrian family arrived in U.S. just in time before Trump ban Confusion and concern among immigrant advocates mounted throughout the day as travellers from the Middle East were detained at U.S. airports or sent home. Donald Trump's order reverberated across the world Saturday, making it increasingly clear that the measure he had promised during his presidential campaign was casting a wider net than even his opponents had feared. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.