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The federal court for the Eastern District of New York issued an emergency stay, temporarily allowing people who have landed in the US with valid visas to stay in the country. The court ruled on a complaint filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on behalf of Hameed Khalid Darweesh and Sameer Abdulkhaleq, who were denied entry to the US after landing at John F Kennedy airport in New York City and detained by Customs and Border Patrol.

GETTY/EPA A US Federal Court has granted an emergency stay for people currently detained in US airports

The ruling was given by Judge Ann Donnelly of the Eastern District of New York during a hearing called in response to the President’s executive order, blocking people from seven Muslim-majority countries entering the US and putting a temporary halt to refugee admissions. US Customs and Border Protection has denied more than 170 people entry to the US as of Saturday night, according to officials at the Department of Homeland Security. Bizarrely, reports claim US officials have told airline trade group IATA that the visitor ban also extends to flight crews.

GETTY Some legal experts have argued the order is unconstitutional.

GETTY Protests were held in response to the President's executive order.

In a seperate turn of events, President Trump earlier agreed in a phone call with his Australian counterpart Malcolm Turnbull to accept a large number of refugees from Australia.This comes as an increasing number of US tech giants speak out against Trump's executive order.Firms including Apple, Facebook, Google and Microsoft have come out against the move.

GETTY Crowds cheered outside the court after the ruling was made

According to reports, Google CEO Sundar Pichai said in an email to staff: “We’re upset about the impact of this order and any proposals that could impose restrictions on Googlers and their families, or that could create barriers to bringing great talent to the US. “It’s painful to see the personal cost of this executive order on our colleagues.” Protests have been reported in at least 21 cities across the country with thousands of demonstrators rushing to support those detained in US airports. Senator Elizabeth Warren travelled to Logan Airport in Boston to support the protest there.

GETTY Trump's vow to enact a "complete shutdown" of Muslims entering the US in 2015 sparked outrage.

She said: “An attack on anyone for their religious beliefs is an attack on the very foundation of democracy. “We will not turn away children, we will not turn away families, we will not turn away people who’ve tried to help americans. “We will not turn anyone because of their religion.”

GETTY Protestors have gathered for the second weekend in a row against the President.

Meanwhile, Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings apologised on behalf of the city. He said: “This is not a political issue, it’s a human issue. “This is not a solution. This is a foul insult to the rest of the country.” Trump's former rival for the presidency, Hillary Clinton, also tweeted her support for the action being taken against Trump's policy.

TWITTER Hillary Clinton tweeted her support of the action today.

She wrote: "I stand with the people gathered across the country tonight defending our values & our Constitution. This is not who we are." A senior Homeland Security officer has said authorities are carefully monitoring the litigation on Trump's executive order, but they had not yet seen a copy of the emergency stay issued by the judge.

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