SEATTLE (AP) —
Washington state's attorney general says he is suing President Donald Trump
over an executive order that suspended immigration from seven
countries with
majority-Muslim populations and sparked nationwide protests.
Attorney General Bob
Ferguson announced his lawsuit Monday, becoming the first state attorney
general to announce a legal action against the Trump administration over one of
its policies.
Trump signed an
executive order Friday that suspends all immigration for citizens of the seven
countries for 90 days.
Ferguson was one of
16 state attorneys general who released a statement Sunday calling Trump's
immigration action "un-American and unlawful."
Trump's order
sparked large protests around the country over the weekend.
Trump has repeatedly
said that the move is aimed at protecting the nation against extremists looking
to attack Americans and American interests.
AP
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