Minutes after the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled to uphold a block to President Donald Trump's travel ban, he had tweeted a response.
"SEE YOU IN COURT, THE SECURITY OF OUR NATION IS AT STAKE!" Trump sent from his personal account, @realDonaldTrump.
A three-judge appelate panel in San Francisco heard arguments earlier in the week on the decision from U.S. District Judge James Robart, who blocked Trump's executive order at the request of the state of Washington's attorney general.
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Demonstrators sit down in the concourse and hold a sign that reads "We are America." More than 1,000 people gathered at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017 to protest President Trump's immigration ban. Trump signed an executive order the day before that barred citizens from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen from entering the U.S. for the next 90 days and suspended the admission of all refugees for 120 days. The order was put on hold nationwide by a federal judge in New York at about the time the Seattle protest gathered.
Demonstrators sit down in the concourse and hold a sign that reads "We are America." More than 1,000 people gathered at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017 to protest President Trump's
A protester joins a chant.
A protester joins a chant.
TSA agents keep protesters out of the security lines.
TSA agents keep protesters out of the security lines.
More than 1,000 people gathered for the protest.
More than 1,000 people gathered for the protest.
A man yells for TSA agents to join the demonstration.
A man yells for TSA agents to join the demonstration.
Protesters wave signs and chant.
Protesters wave signs and chant.
Protesters wave signs and chant.
Protesters wave signs and chant.
Seattle City Councilwoman Kshama Sawant raises a fist over the crowd.
Seattle City Councilwoman Kshama Sawant raises a fist over the crowd.
Matt Sernett holds his daughter Wade, 5, atop his shoulders.
Matt Sernett holds his daughter Wade, 5, atop his shoulders.
Protesters listen to speakers.
Protesters listen to speakers.
Protesters wave signs and chant.
Protesters wave signs and chant.
Protesters hop on escalators.
Protesters hop on escalators.
Police officers block a security entrance.
Police officers block a security entrance.
Protesters crowd the terminal.
Protesters crowd the terminal.
Protesters wave signs and chant.
Protesters wave signs and chant.
Protesters wave signs and chant.
Protesters wave signs and chant.
Protesters wave signs and chant.
Protesters wave signs and chant.
Protesters fill a balcony and stairway.
Protesters fill a balcony and stairway.
Protesters wave signs and chant.
Protesters wave signs and chant.
Protesters wave signs and chant.
Protesters wave signs and chant.
Protesters wave signs and chant.
Protesters wave signs and chant.
Seattle City Councilwoman Kshama Sawant speaks to the more than 1,000 people gathered at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
Seattle City Councilwoman Kshama Sawant speaks to the more than 1,000 people gathered at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
Sabrina Sheikh, left, a naturalized citizen who immigrated here from Pakistan at age 2, and Arsalan Bukhari, right, hold up a flag that reads "We are America," as more than 1,000 people gather at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Saturday, Jan. 28 to protest President Trump's immigration ban.
Sabrina Sheikh, left, a naturalized citizen who immigrated here from Pakistan at age 2, and Arsalan Bukhari, right, hold up a flag that reads "We are America," as more than 1,000 people gather at Seattle-Tacoma
President Trump tweeted a response to a U.S. appeals court in San Francisco ruling against his travel ban.
President Trump tweeted a response to a U.S. appeals court in San Francisco ruling against his travel ban.
Any decision from the 9th Circuit could see further appeal, though temporary, preliminary orders like Robart's are not generally reviewed by higher courts.
The dispute centers on a lawsuit filed Jan. 30 by Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson. Attorneys for the state won a temporary pause on Trump's executive order blocking entry to the U.S. by refugees worldwide and certain immigrants from seven Muslim majority nations.
For now, those refugees and immigrants are allowed to travel to the U.S. just as they could before Trump's executive order was issued.
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