A Federal Judge Just Issued A Stay Against Donald Trump's "Muslim Ban"

A federal judge in Brooklyn just issued an emergency stay against the implementation of Donald Trump's executive order banning immigration from certain middle eastern countries.

Judge Donnelly "The stay is granted!"

— Jackie Vimo (@JackieVimo) January 29, 2017

Judge: "Class is pretty well defined as outline in the papers - otherwise would be reviewing stays for a hundred people" so stay is national

— Jackie Vimo (@JackieVimo) January 29, 2017

The lawsuit was brought by the ACLU on behalf of two men detained at JFK airport in New York. The men were subsequently released.

You can read the ACLU's original complaint below:

This is a developing story. We'll update as more news comes in.

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