“A federal judge in New York blocked deportations nationwide late Saturday of those detained on entry to the United States after an executive order from President Trump targeted citizens from seven predominantly Muslim countries,” the Washington Post reports.

“Minutes after the judge’s ruling in New York, another came in Alexandria when U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema issued a temporary restraining order to block for seven days the removal of any green-card holders being detained at Dulles International Airport.”

“Several hours after the judicial rulings, the Department of Homeland Security said it would continue to implement Trump’s executive order.”

“I stand with the people gathered across the country tonight defending our values and our Constitution. This is not who we are.”

— Hillary Clinton, on Twitter last night backing those protesting President Trump’s travel ban.

CNN: “Administration officials weren’t immediately sure which countries’ citizens would be barred from entering the United States. The Department of Homeland Security was left making a legal analysis on the order after Trump signed it. A Border Patrol agent, confronted with arriving refugees, referred questions only to the President himself, according to court filings.”

“Saturday night, a federal judge granted an emergency stay for citizens of the affected countries who had already arrived in the US and those who are in transit and hold valid visas, ruling they can legally enter the US.”

“Trump’s unilateral moves, which have drawn the ire of human rights groups and prompted protests at US airports, reflect the President’s desire to quickly make good on his campaign promises. But they also encapsulate the pitfalls of an administration largely operated by officials with scant federal experience.”

Lawfare: “The malevolence of President Trump’s Executive Order on visas and refugees is mitigated chiefly—and perhaps only—by the astonishing incompetence of its drafting and construction.”

A California attorney filed a federal lawsuit Saturday broadly challenging President Trump’s new executive order limiting immigration from Muslim-majority countries in order to combat terrorism, Politico reports.

“The suit, filed Saturday afternoon in U.S. District Court for Northern California, argues that the order intrudes on Congress’ legislative authority and violates the Establishment Clause of the Constitution by discriminating on the basis of religion.”

Washington Post: Trump order causes chaos and outrage

People holding so-called green cards, making them legal permanent U.S. residents, are included in President Trump’s executive action temporarily barring people from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States, Reuters reports.

ProPublica: “It’s also expected to have substantial effects on hundreds of thousands of people from these countries who already live in the U.S. under green cards or on temporary student or employee visas.”

“President Trump’s order to temporarily halt admission to the U.S. from seven Muslim-majority countries is not a Muslim ban, Republicans in Congress, including aides to House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-WI),” the Washington Post reports.

“Ryan was among the first lawmakers on Friday to back Trump’s order, which would prevent anyone from Iran, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Sudan, Somalia and Libya from traveling to the U.S. for 90 days. The order contains an exception for religious minorities, meaning it effectively applies only to Muslims.”

Key sentence: “The majority of Republicans in Congress were silent on the order Saturday.”

“President Trump’s executive order closing the nation’s borders to refugees was put into immediate effect Friday night. Refugees who were in the air on the way to the United States when the order was signed were stopped and detained at airports,” the New York Times reports.

“Mr. Trump’s order, which suspends entry of all refugees to the United States for 120 days, created a legal limbo for individuals on the way to the United States and panic for families who were awaiting their arrival.”

Associated Press: “Cairo airport officials say seven U.S.-bound migrants — six from Iraq and one from Yemen — have been prevented from boarding an EgyptAir flight to New York’s JFK airport.”