Schumer Statement on Ruling to Halt Executive Order

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today released the following statement after a federal judge in Seattle temporarily blocked President Trump's anti-refugee executive order:

“This ruling is a victory for the Constitution and for all of us who believe this un-American executive order will not make us safer. President Trump should heed this ruling and he ought to back off and repeal the executive order once and for all.”