Federal judge stays deportations of travelers in Trump immigration order
Federal judge stays deportations of travelers in Trump immigration order
BY BROOKE SEIPEL - 01/28/17 08:58 PM EST 1,384
A federal judge in New York has issued an emergency stay temporarily halting the removal of individuals detained after President Trump's order banned immigrants from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S.
The move appears to mark the first successful legal challenge to the Trump administration and affects those who have arrived in the U.S. or were in transit with valid visas, according to CNN.
The court ruled on a habeas corpus petition filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on behalf of two Iraqi men who were detained at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Friday after Trump's ban, The Verge reported Saturday night.
Since then both men, Hameed Khalid Darweesh and Sameer Abdulkhaleq Alshaw, have been granted entry to the U.S.
Cecillia Wang, deputy legal director at the ACLU, tweeted:
The ruling deals with a portion of Trump's order handed down Friday, which bars Syrian refugees indefinitely and halts the resettlement of all refugees for four months as the administration reviews the vetting process.
Admission will resume only after vetting has been deemed "adequate" by the secretary of State, the secretary of Homeland Security and Director of National Intelligence.
Trump's order also denies entry for 90 days for individuals from seven predominantly Muslims countries: Iraq, Iran, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Libya and Yemen.
Updated: 9:42 p.m.
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Judge Ann Donnelly: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know
Published 10:26 pm EST, January 28, 2017 Updated 10:31 pm EST, January 28, 2017
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Judge Ann Donnelly & @ACLU serve first blow against Trump #MuslimBan | J. Donnelly world hero of the week! https://www.washingtonpost.com/local...=.dccad35c01c2 …
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7:19 PM - 28 Jan 2017 from Washington, DC
The federal judge who granted an emergency stay of President Donald Trump’s immigration ban is a former prosecutor nominated to the bench by Barack Obama on the recommendation of Chuck Schumer.
The order came down on January 28 from Ann Donnelly, a judge based in Brooklyn, according to The New York Times.
Trump’s executive order had installed a 90-day ban on all immigration from a series of Muslim majority countries with ties to terrorism: Iraq, Iran, Libya, Sudan, Somalia, and Yemen. Syrian immigration was banned indefinitely and the order created a 120-day moratorium on all refugees to the United States. Trump denied the immigration ban was a “Muslim ban,” and said he thought it was working well, The New York Times reported.
Here’s what you need to know:
1. Donnelly Found That Trump’s Executive Order Would Cause Detainees ‘Irreparable Harm’
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Nationwide stay has been granted. Applies to everyone nationwide, immigrants and non-immigrants, refugees, etc. affected by EO. #NoBanNoWall
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6:29 PM - 28 Jan 2017
According to the New York Times, the judge ruled that implementing Trump’s order would cause “irreparable harm” to some people.”
Reported NBC News: “The stay blocks anyone with a valid visa being held at airports from being deported…They do not have to be released from detention.”
The judge also ordered the government to provide a list of all of those detained, NBC News reported.
2. Judge Donnelly Is a Former Prosecutor Who Was Born in Michigan
According to her judicial profile, Donnelly is a United States District Court Judge for the Eastern District of New York.
She was born in 1959 in Royal Oak, Michigan. Donnelly has a B.A. from the University of Michigan, B.A., 1981, and a law degree from Ohio State University College of Law, 1984, the New York court website says.
Before becoming a federal judge, she worked for the New York County [New York] District Attorney’s Office from 1984-2009. She was an assistant district attorney from 1984-1997; senior trial counsel, 1997-2005; and bureau chief in Family Violence Child Abuse Bureau, 2005-2009.
She served as a judge on the New York State Court of Claims from 2009-2015 and in the following positions: “Supreme Court of Bronx County [New York], criminal term, 2009-2013; Special Term for Election Matters, 2013; Supreme Court of Kings County [New York], criminal term, 2013-2014; Supreme Court of New York County [New York], criminal term, 2014-2015.”
3. Barack Obama Nominated the Judge to the Federal Bench on Schumer’s Advice
The New York courts website says that Donnelly was “nominated by Barack Obama on January 7, 2015, to a seat vacated by Sandra L. Townes.”
She was “confirmed by the Senate on October 20, 2015, and received commission on October 21, 2015,” the site says.
The U.S. Senate confirmed her appointment on a 95-2 vote, according to the New York Law Journal.
“Donnelly was nominated to be a federal judge by President Barack Obama on the recommendation of Sen. Charles Schumer,” reported the Brooklyn Eagle.
The newspaper quoted the chief judge as saying after giving Donnelly the oath of office, “We are indebted to Sen. Schumer for recommending Ann Donnelly and all of the other outstanding recent appointments.”
4. The Lawsuit Was Filed on Behalf of Two Iraqi Men With Ties to the U.S. Military Effort
The lawsuit that Donnelly heard was filed on behalf of two Iraqi man who were detained under the executive order, although one was released before her ruling.
5. Protests Erupted Outside JFK Airport in New York
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These protesters at JFK held signs that read “Christians Against the Muslim Ban.” (Getty)
Major protests ignited at John F. Kennedy airport in New York, as well as at other airports around the country, as word spread that Trump’s immigration ban was leading to the detaining of people with visas.
The protests at JFK focused at Terminal 4.
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