US district judge puts temporary block on Trump travel ban

The White House has hit back at an 'outrageous' court ruling which overturned Donald Trump's controversial immigration ban on Friday - and has vowed to file an 'emergency stay' to overturn it. Scroll down for video After a federal judge put a nationwide block on U.S. President Donald Trump's week-old immigration ban on Friday, the White House hit back at the 'outrageous' ruling and said it 'intends to file an emergency stay' White House press secretary Sean Spicer said in a statement late Friday night that the Department of Justice intends to halt the 'outrageous order' at the earliest possible time but not as soon as Friday night HOW ONE FEDERAL JUDGE'S RULING CAN HALT AN EXECUTIVE ORDER How can a federal district judge seemingly over rule the president of the United States? A Texas federal district court blocked Obama’s plan to shield some undocumented immigrants from deportation The first statement from Spicer used the word 'outrageous' to describe Judge Robart's ruling However, a quick 12 minutes later, the White House issued another release with the same wording but removed 'outrageous' from the statement It took Trump's administration three hours to grasp how to address the Seattle judge's order Press Secretary Sean Spicer said in a statement that the Department of Justice intends to halt the 'outrageous order' at the earliest possible time but not as soon as Friday night. He became emotional earlier this year and declared 'black lives matter' in court Donald Trump's White House Press Secretary said the Department of Justice intends to halt the 'outrageous order' at the earliest possible time. AMAZON CEO BACKS LAWSUIT AGAINST TRUMP'S TRAVEL BAN Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos said his company supported Washington's lawsuit against President Donald Trump's executive order on immigration and refugees.