U.S. judge orders temporary ban on Trump immigration restrictions

Fadi Kassar smiles after being reunited with his daughters Lian, 5, and Hnan, 8, and wife Razan (R) after the family was reunited following a flight from Amman, Jordan, at John F. Kennedy International airport in New York City, U.S. February 2, 2017. Bill Swersey/HIAS.org/Handout via REUTERS

(Reuters) - A U.S. district judge in Detroit has issued an order temporarily restraining the Trump administration from carrying out immigration restrictions in a presidential executive order, according to a court document.

Judge Victoria Roberts issued the order on Thursday in response to a motion filed with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan seeking a permanent injunction "that prohibits the denial of entry into the United States of legal permanent residents and those with valid immigrant visas" under President Donald Trump's Jan. 27 order.