In a joint legal brief, the group of prominent tech companies calls the Trump administration’s travel ban discriminatory and states that it “departs dramatically from the principles that have governed our immigration law for decades,” according to a draft of the filing obtained by The Post. Nearly 20 tech firms are said to be backing the legal brief, though that number could change before it is officially filed.

The filing comes after a federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked enforcement of President Trump's executive order, which bars entry to the U.S. by refugees, as well as travelers from seven mostly Muslim countries.
   
 
News Alert Sun., Feb. 05, 2017 11:52 p.m.
 
 
Uber, Twitter, Netflix and other tech giants to call immigration order ‘unlawful’ in rare coordinated legal action
In a joint legal brief, the group of prominent tech companies calls the Trump administration’s travel ban discriminatory and states that it “departs dramatically from the principles that have governed our immigration law for decades,” according to a draft of the filing obtained by The Post. Nearly 20 tech firms are said to be backing the legal brief, though that number could change before it is officially filed.

The filing comes after a federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked enforcement of President Trump's executive order, which bars entry to the U.S. by refugees, as well as travelers from seven mostly Muslim countries.
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