Washington D.C., Mar 16, 2017 / 15:41 pm
Federal judges in Hawaii and Maryland have blocked President Donald Trump's temporary refugee and travel ban from going into effect.
Judge Derrick Watson of the Hawaii District Court "enjoined" the enforcement of "Sections 2 and 6 of the Executive Order across the Nation" on Wednesday, just before the order was scheduled to be effective.
"Enforcement of these provisions in all places, including the United States, at all United States borders and ports of entry, and in the issuance of visas is prohibited, pending further orders from this Court," the decision stated.
President Trump's revised executive order – his first one was struck down by the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals – kept a 120-day halt on refugee admissions, although the indefinite ban on Syrian refugees was left out of the new order.