A federal appeals court will hear arguments today on whether to restore President Donald Trump’s executive order banning people from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen from entering the United States. The hearing is to review an order by a lower court judge to put Trump’s directive on hold. On Monday, more than 100 companies, including tech giants Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Netflix, Twitter and Uber, filed documents with the court saying they oppose Trump’s Muslim ban. Top former officials, including former Secretaries of State John Kerry and Madeleine Albright, also filed documents with the court Monday saying they oppose the ban. Over the last two weekends, tens of thousands of people have protested in nationwide demonstrations against Trump’s Muslim ban. In one of the latest protests, about 20 rabbis were arrested Monday night blocking the street near Trump Tower in Manhattan in protest of the ban.
Fmr. Secretaries of State & 100+ Companies Back Suit Against Muslim Ban
HeadlineFeb 07, 2017