--- title: Donald Trump Attacks 'Ridiculous' Immigration Ruling description: President Donald Trump lashed out at a court ruling that temporarily blocked his executive order on immigration canonical: https://time.com/4660428/donald-trump-federal-judge-blocks-immigration-order/ author: Katie Reilly article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-02-04T14:41:04.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:54:41.237Z article:section: Politics og:title: President Trump Attacks 'Ridiculous' Ruling Temporarily Blocking Immigration Ban og:description: A federal judge ruled that people affected by the ban are allowed to enter the U.S. og:url: https://time.com/4660428/donald-trump-federal-judge-blocks-immigration-order/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfed41cfd3a9c1c9a/6988b8d3656a3f58bfbcea9b/donald-trump-tweets-immigration-ruling.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: President Trump Attends National Prayer Breakfast og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: President Trump Attacks 'Ridiculous' Ruling Temporarily Blocking Immigration Ban twitter:description: A federal judge ruled that people affected by the ban are allowed to enter the U.S. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfed41cfd3a9c1c9a/6988b8d3656a3f58bfbcea9b/donald-trump-tweets-immigration-ruling.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # President Trump Attacks 'Ridiculous' Ruling Temporarily Blocking Immigration Ban > Sponsored content. 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White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer and President Trump say that only 109 people were detained during the first 24 hours of the implementation of his travel ban. But how accurate is this number?_  by [Katie Reilly](https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Feb 4, 2017 2:41 PM UTC  President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast on Feb. 2, 2017 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast on Feb. 2, 2017 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee/Getty Images  by [Katie Reilly](https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Feb 4, 2017 2:41 PM UTC President Donald Trump on Saturday morning lashed out at a [court ruling](http://time.com/4660416/donald-trump-ban-muslim-blocked/?xid=homepage) that temporarily blocked his executive order on immigration, which barred people from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S. “When a country is no longer able to say who can, and who cannot , come in & out, especially for reasons of safety &.security – big trouble!” Trump said in a [tweet](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/827864176043376640). “Interesting that certain Middle-Eastern countries agree with the ban. They know if certain people are allowed in it’s death & destruction!” U.S. District Judge James Robart in Seattle [temporarily blocked](http://time.com/4660416/donald-trump-ban-muslim-blocked/?xid=homepage) Trump’s immigration order on Friday night, ruling that the state of Washington had “met its burden in demonstrating immediate and irreparable injury.” The ruling, which applies nationwide, will temporarily allow visa holders from the seven affected countries to enter the U.S. “The opinion of this so-called judge, which essentially takes law-enforcement away from our country, is ridiculous and will be overturned!” Trump said in another [tweet](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/827867311054974976), specifically targeting Robart, who was appointed by former President George W. Bush in 2003. Trump’s executive order, which [sparked immediate backlash](http://time.com/4652877/donald-trump-immigration-ban-muslim/), met [legal challenges in several states](http://fortune.com/2017/02/01/trump-immigration-order-states-legal-challenge/) in the past week. 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