A federal judge in Seattle late on Friday temporarily halted President Donald Trump’s travel clampdown, issuing a ruling that applies on a nationwide basis.

周五晚间，西雅图一名联邦法官暂停了美国总统唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump)签发的旅行禁令，该裁决适用于全国范围。

US District Judge James Robart, who was appointed to the bench in 2003 by former President George W Bush, granted a request by Washington’s state attorney-general to stop implementation¹ of Mr Trump’s ban on refugees and travellers from seven Muslim-majority nations.

美国联邦地方法院法官詹姆斯?罗伯特(James Robart)批准了华盛顿州总检察长的申请，停止执行特朗普对七个穆斯林国家难民和旅行者的禁令。罗伯特法官是前总统小布什(George W Bush)在2013年任命的。

The judge’s temporary restraining order will remain in nationwide effect until Mr Robart considers the state’s challenge to the president’s January 27 travel ban as illegal and unconstitutional.

罗伯特法官的临时限制令将在全国范围内生效，直到他认为华盛顿州对特朗普1月27日签署旅行禁令的挑战为非法和违宪。

“The Constitution prevailed today,” said Bob Ferguson, the state attorney-general. “No one is above the law — not even the president.”

华盛顿州总检察长鲍勃?弗格森(Bob Ferguson)表示：“宪法今天胜出了。没人高于法律，总统也不行。”

The White House responded several hours later, vowing² “at the earliest possible time” to have the US Department of Justice seek an emergency stay of the judge’s “outrageous³ order”. The statement added: “The president’s order is intended to protect the homeland and he has the constitutional authority and responsibility to protect the American people.”

美国白宫在几个小时后作出回应，发誓将“尽早”让美国司法部(Department of Justice)寻求措施紧急延缓罗伯特法官“离谱的命令”。该声明还说：“总统的这条行政命令旨在保护我们的祖国，而且他拥有宪法权威和责任来保护美国人民。”

Judge Robart’s ruling came in a suit filed by the state, which drew support from local employers including Amazon and Expedia. In a declaration filed with the court, an Amazon executive said that Mr Trump’s travel ban “immediately — and negatively — impacted employees, dependants⁴ of employees, and candidates for employment with Amazon”.

罗伯特法官是就华盛顿州提出的一起诉讼作出这一裁决的，该诉讼得到了包括亚马逊(Amazon)、Expedia在内的当地雇主的支持。在向法院提交的声明中，一位亚马逊高管表示特朗普的旅行禁令“对员工、员工家属，以及亚马逊候选雇员直接造成不利影响。”

Judge Robart acted amid continuing confusion over the impact of the president’s order.

罗伯特法官作出上述裁决之际，特朗普移民禁令的影响持续成疑。