Washington, New York And Oregon Sue To Block Trump’s New Travel Plan

That didn’t take long.
Just a three days after Trump signed a new and revised travel ban executive order on Monday, his old nemesis, Washington state announced it will file a restraining order against the revamped travel ban, a move which, in a replica of the first immigration order fiasco, foreshadows a new legal showdown between the administration and a wave of challenges to the controversial executive order. Washington is not alone: Oregon and New York will join with other states are expected join the lawsuit in the upcoming days, Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson said Thursday during a press conference.
Washington state’s announcement comes just one day after Hawaii became the first state to sue Trump over the revised travel ban. A hearing on the suit is set for March 15, the day before Trump’s revised travel ban is scheduled to go into effect.
According to NBC, Washington state will ask that a temporary injunction issued last month by a federal judge on Trump’s initial executive order apply to the newly revised travel ban. If again upheld, this would block federal employees nationwide from enforcing the travel ban.
“It’s my duty, my responsibility to act. We’re not going to be bullied by threats and actions by the federal government,” Ferguson said adding “[Trump] cannot unilaterally declare himself free of the court’s restraining order and injunction.”

This post was published at Zero Hedge on Mar 9, 2017.