Trump tweets dismay against federal judge who blocked his travel ban

US President Donald Trump has tweeted his dismay after a federal judge opted to block his executive order on immigration. Trump’s travel order seeks to ban people from seven mainly Muslim nations, including refugees fleeing from Syria.

In a series of tweets, the leader of the free world has criticised the role of the courts and stood for the travel ban. He believes that Judge James L Robart has opened gates for potential terrorism in the country by blocking the executive order.

He insisted that if something perilous happens in the United States, no other person should be blamed but Robarts and the court system. “Just cannot believe a judge would put our country in such peril. If something happens blame him and court system,” Trump wrote.

Trump also stressed that he has advised Homeland Security to check people entering the country very carefully. But the court is making the task very difficult.

Moreover, the US president called Robart a “so-called judge” with a “ridiculous” opinion. Robart is the first judge to come under fire with Trump since he was seated.

Jay Inslee, the governor of Washington, believes that the executive order is based on country of citizenship and it went against state statutes which seek to stop discrimination on place of birth or nationality. The Council on American–Islamic Relations (Cair) already issued a lawsuit claiming the travel ban violates the first amendment of the constitution, which ensures that there should be no prohibition on the free exercise of religion.

Those who personally know the judge currently in the hot seat defend him. Douglas Adkins, a private equity investor and former investment banker, pointed that Robart is a man who is after law and fairness. “He’s not a conservative or a liberal,” the Guardian quoted him saying.

In his ruling on Feb. 3, Robart maintained that all three branches of the government must function equally. These are the executive, Congress and the judiciary. “The work of the judiciary, and this court, is limited to ensuring that the actions taken by the other two branches comport with our country’s laws, and more importantly, our constitution,” Robart wrote.

Trump administration has described the travel ban as “lawful and appropriate.” It assured that the US Department of Justice will file an emergency motion to stop Robart’s order from taking effect. “At the earliest possible time, the Department of Justice intends to file an emergency stay of this outrageous order and defend the executive order of the President,” a statement from the White House states.

However, in its own statement, the Department of Justice said it will not file the emergency stay. The order shall therefore remain in place.

Robart is a graduate of Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington, and Georgetown University Law Center. He spent 30 years in private practice before being appointed to the bench.