of massachusetts. what this ruling seems to be saying is the entire executive order has to be suspended temporarily, and that applies to the entire country. so last night the department of customs and border protectionat in effect this executive order had been suspended, and that they were now free to fly passengers who had passports and visas from those countries affected, those seven predominantly muslim nations. they were now free to board them onto their planes and take them to the united states, so that was what the office of customs and border protection was saying. the state department was saying it was going to look at this ruling and see how it affected its operations. now, after all, they have admitted to having revoked something like 60,000 visas from people affected by this order, so they are looking, i suppose, at whether or not those visas become reinstated now, or whether they still have the grounds — that once those visas are revoked they remain revoked, but for the moment at least one part of the government is saying to airlines, look, this suspension means that this order no longer applies for now. well, the state department actually have just issued a statement saying, "individual

acting commissioner of cbp, acting commissioner of ice, and my senior department of intelligence chief. -- with that >> good afternoon. customs border and protection. i am here to talk about the implementation of the executive order. upon receiving the order, cbp action, calling on suspending action for 90 days from the seven affected countries. we routinely make changes and our systems and policies or immigration entry at our border. we acted quickly on friday evening to make the changes with this executive order. first we made changes in our identify those passport holders and visa holders from the affected countries. we had a call from our director of field operations to inform them of the executive order and the actions they needed to take. we issued written kinds. we had calls with stakeholders, air carriers and airports. so they would understand how to operate. we also, overnight on fighting and saturday, work through a process to be able to waiver travelers in transit or who had sensitive cases that should be considered for a waiver in the national interest that the executive order calls for. in the first 72 hours of the order, one million

and institutions of higher learning that depend on immigrants. it's of particular concern to us and the courts have ruled, we contacted immediately -- my office contacted the department of homeland security and customs and border protection and we got a response from them immediately. they said they were complying with the court orders, they wouldn't detain anyone at new york airports. >> that's interesting. they specifically told you that and affirmed that? >> they got right in touch with us, they consulted with the u.s. attorneys who are professional lawyers, this is not a matter of liberal versus conservative, this is a matter of those of us who respect the rule of law and those who do not. it's a different political framework. >> i must point out the same thing i pointed to congressman mo brooks. everyone thinking their reading of the law is the correct one. >> well, i think on this one i don't see it as much of a close call. this is a very diverse group of judges and there are a.g.s in this group who come from very different states, come from southern states, western states, it's pretty clear to us that this order does not provide due process, it violates the administration of church and state and that it was just h

and institutions of higher learning that depend on immigrants. it's of particular concern to us and the courts have ruled, we contacted immediately -- my office contacted the department of homeland security and customs and border protection and we got a response from them immediately. they said they were complying with the court orders, they wouldn't detain anyone at new york airports. >> that's interesting. they specifically told you that and affirmed that? >> they got right in touch with us, they consulted with the u.s. attorneys who are professional lawyers, this is not a matter of liberal versus conservative, this is a matter of those of us who respect the rule of law and those who do not. it's a different political framework. >> i must point out the same thing i pointed to congressman mo brooks. everyone thinking their reading of the law is the correct one. >> well, i think on this one i don't see it as much of a close call. this is a very diverse group of judges and there are a.g.s in this group who come from very different states, come from southern states, western states, it's pretty clear to us that this order does not provide due process, it violates the administration of church and state and that it was just h

but that's what we hope will happen and certainly we hope that customs and border protection that the department of homeland security will comply with the tro. >> so certainly we heard the white house says as soon as they can the department of justice will try to fight this tell us you've about at dulles trying help the folks coming in. tell us about the stories and real people that you talked to how this affected them. >> i mean from saturday to million stories. it's ha to figure oar out which ones are the most compelling because everyone has one right? wear talking about people whose spouses went out for a little bit someone who they want to visit their family member was ill and then they could not come back in. and obviously there are people who have been working here for a long time and they went out to have a vacation, they come back this isle holidays right, right at the end of january a lot of people wept out for that and people who tell me on the other side of it they tell me they need to travel because they have a family member ill. we hear a lot of that. and you know, in particular i thin

and they passed laws, giving the president of the united states, the authority to implement those laws, with regard to the customs and border protection, the cbp. and it's interesting that the department of homeland security, very quickly reacted when the court in the ninth circuit, judge robeart issued this temporary restraining order, the department of homeland security said immediately, we're going to obey that, and now, this just causes so much confusion into the entire system p but i think that the ninth circuit court of appeals is going to act very quickly to either implement a stay or sustain the restraining order. >> so now three judges from the ninth circuit will look at this argument. what considerations do they need to make? >> they need to decide whether or not the plaintiffs here, the state of washington, has a reasonable likelihood of success, and whether or not they would be ir rep rably harmed if this temporary restraining order stayed in place. and i think that, looking at the precedent for the ninth circuit, some people in the legal community call it the ninth circus, it's a very liberal circuit. it's the most over-turned by the united states supreme court, and two o

of those travel ban alerts from those websites, so going forward customs and border protections should be moving forward as if it's business as usual, but the white house vowing to fight back. the department of justice, they say, will be filing an appeal, so to be continued. cnn palm beach, florida. >> and here are more details at what's in the order. it bans travel to the u.s. from these muslim countries. >> the order also suspends the u.s. admissions program for 120 days until so called extreme vetting programs are put in place and syrian refugees are barred for an undefinite program. >> and earlier, we spoke with legal analyst and he ex- planed to us the significance of the case and how the washington state is different than other rulings on the travel ban. >> there are the hundred sitting federal judges in the united states. usually, you don't see that. usually they sort of stay to their own federal district. so this is an unusual ruling. >> we have seen a number of courts issue a ruling on this executive order. how is this one different? >> this is different, the others issued orders that pertained to their district. but this seattle judge said, you know something? the rules about ge

of its stakeholders. it says that a customs and border protection official was on a conference call with the airlines and said that the state department has rescinded its revocations of visas. i know that's a double negative. but what that means is that if this is correct, that people who had visas before the order, they're valid again. so if somebody had a visa wanting to come to the u.s., went to the airport, couldn't get on the plane, now what that means is they can try again as long as the judge's order remains in effect and get here. it may be a bit of a race to try to do that, because the government is going to try to go to the ninth circuit court of appeals and have the judge's order overturned. if the government were successful in doing that, then the executive order would be back on again. so it's an on/off switch here and it appears to be off in terms of the executive order right now. at least if this industry message to the airlines is correct, it's off completely and that applies to the refugees as well as the travelers. so the question is can the government get it turned back on again. so we're in a bit of a gray area her

customs and border protection. at the state level on the u.s. side you have the department oftion california and sandag of course. on the mexican side you have communications and transport, foreign ministry, customs and internal revenue service, and you have the national and migration institute in mexico. and then you have both the state of baja and the city of tijuana. so obviously lots of government entities which cooperate well together but as you can imagine, it's complicated when you have that many people needing to sit at the table. the technology i think is to be really the most exciting point. ome will bring new technological features to the border that ideally would be applicable in other future crossings between the u.s. and mexico or elsewhere the road system will be a controlled access toll road with a variable tolling scheme. that's a little bit new. and that obviously is how you control the wait times. you create a system where drivers can make a cost-benefit analysis, do i want to wait two to four hours, or do i want to base whenever the toll might be? -- do i w

resolution calling for the department of justice to appoint an independent counsel to investigate whether the president or his staff directed or knowingly allowed customs and border protection to violate court orders designed to freeze the implementation of the january 27 muslim travel ban executive order. i strongly disagree with the contents of the executive order in question. it targets people based on their religion and it instilled fear across the country. it violates our nation's values and the idea that in america people aren't judged by the color of their skin or by the religion they practice but instead by their character. this plays right into the hands of terrorists who would use it as a recruiting tool around the world. to inflame those who seek to do americans harm at home and abroad. let me be clear, though. my disapproval of the president's unfair executive order did not motivate the introduction of this resolution. this resolution concerns only the president's adherence to a judicial order. the question is whether he knowingly allowed customs and border patrol to violate that order. i hope the investigation will find that the president and his administration

department and homeland security are trying to determine the effect of the suspension. >> a lot of uncertainty. airlines are being told, though, to return to business as usual. here's renee marsh. >> reporter: at the customs and border protection spoke with all the u.s. major airlines and essentially told them that things are going back to the way they were prior to this executive order going into place. on that call, i'm told by a source who was on that call, customs and border protection also said that the government was starting the process of reinstating those visas. how long will that process take? how long will it be before people can show those visas and board planes? that part is unclear, but that is the word given to all of these major u.s. carriers that the government was starting this process of reinstating those visas that were revoked. >> if you're a passenger who falls into this category, of course you're watching this, and you have no idea what this means for you. all of that being said, based on all of the information about what was discussed on that conference call tonight between customs and border protection and airlines, i would say that would mean at some point once their visas are reinstated, yes, they ca

customs and border protection operations at and between the p.o.e.'s. as the department changes ctics and tech neengs or the cartels adapt. one of the major factors allowing car fells to sustain their existence and plo live rate is public corruption in exico and the united states. in response, i.c.e. has assigned more than 1,500 special agents and 150 research specialists to our southwest border offices. additionally i.c.e. leads and participates in a number of task forces focused on investigating this criminal element. our relationship is also important in the fight against .c.o.'s. thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today and for your continued support of i.c.e. and its mission. i look forward to your questions. ms. mcsally: thank you. the chair recognizes ambassador arrea fwmbings a for five minutes. mr. arreaga: thank you for the opportunity appear before you to discuss the department of state's efforts to combat transnational organized crime in the western hemisphere. with your permission i have a formal statement which i'd like to submit for the record. as this committee knows well, transnational crime unde

customs and border protection alerted the airlines that it would begin reinstating visas that were previously canceled. we expect a response from the department ofe sometime today. >>> i want to bring in julian, historian professor at princeton university and the author of "fierce urgency of now." thank you for being, us. question for you. do you think that we are seeing donald trump as a businessman trying to execute mandates as he would in business and maybe he himself has not transitioned to the political arena because we know both arenas require. different presentations. >> there's an element of that. so it's true that here you can see the businessperson wanting to do what he does, wanting to ability act as an executive but now operating in a political environment where there are checks an ba s and balances and are many other institutions that can stop you. part of this isn't that. it would seem that executive order hugely controversial was put together in sloppy fashion. so that's not what the best businesspeople do. so i think there's two elements of what went wrong and what he is now going to struggle with. >> so let's look at some of the

department will file an emergency request as soon as possible to stay the ruling. >> after the court order came out late on friday, u.s. customs and border protection said that the government is in the process of reinstating visas. the attorney general for washington state spoke earlier with cnn's anderson cooper and said he is willing to take the case all wait to the u.s. supreme court if necessary. >> i want to be clear and pug neighbors in defending the constitution. president trump violated that and we want to make sure he upholds the rule of law. >> where are you prepared to go with this? what is your argument? >> we will go wherever we need to go. the reason i feel so strongly is the executive order of such magnitude that the president signed is a violation of our constitution and different statutes. in such deeply personal ways. >> the white house reacting to the court order with a statement that called it outrageous, but then later released another statement with that word removed and said this. at the earliest possible time, the department of justice intends to file an emergency stay of this order and defend the executive order of the president which we believe is lawful and appropria

customs and border protection informed airlines they can once again warn travelers who had been barred. white house responding sailing this morning in a statement at the earliest possible time department of justice intends to file an emergency stay of this order, and offend the executive order of the president which we believe is lawful and appropriate. meantime, the president left for wash washington for what calls the winter white house. his estate in florida. where he will spend the weekend. he arrived at palm beach international airport friday afternoon. first lady melania trump arrived in a separate jet. >> well the nomination of betsy de vos for education secretary has cleared yet another hurdle in the u.s. senate. senators voted 52 to 48 to cut off the to set the stage for final confirmation vote next week. meantime in center city philadelphia friday, protesters against her nomination took to the streets outside of the offers of pennsylvania senator pat toomey. he has saidel vote to confirm de vos. switching gears now, time to grieve. the family and friend of a delaware correctional officer killed in a prison hostage stand-off. hundreds gathered for candlelight vigil in honor of l

customs and border protection. it has in a message to airlines this statement. the state department has rescinded its revocations of visas. based on what the industry is saying it heard from the government, the visas are valid again. but let's step back a little bit here, joy. the government is definitely going to appeal this order. maybe they'll get that done today. they'll go to a third circuit court of appeals panel. maybe that panel will rule over the weekend, maybe it will be monday. in the meantime, we're in a bit of a gray area here. there's always the risk if you have a visa that the third circuit or the ninth circuit will put a stay on the judge's order. if you were, for example a student here and you were thinking about going home and coming back, that still might be risky. >> yeah. thanks for helping us try to untangle and unpack this. the invaluable pete williams. thank you very much, appreciate it. >> executive order was, of course, the brainchild of one steve bannon. former chair of alt right haven breitbart.com. as of last week a permanent fixture on the national security council. by the way, if have