a federal judge temporarily suspends the challenge to land rights ordered by Donald Trump

An American judge temporarily suspended, Thursday, January 23, the challenge to land law ordered by new President Donald Trump, a measure emblematic of his anti-immigration offensive.

“This is a manifestly unconstitutional text”said federal magistrate John Coughenour, quoted by local media during a hearing in Seattle. Reached by telephone, a court clerk confirmed the suspension to Agence France-Presse.

In the wake of his inauguration, on Monday Donald Trump signed a decree returning to land law, a founding principle enshrined by the 14^e amendment to the American Constitution and applied for more than one hundred and fifty years in the United States.

Five complaints from twenty-two American states

This temporary restraining order requested by Arizona, Illinois, Oregon and Washington is the first to be heard before a judge and applies nationwide, according to the Associated Press (AP) agency. Five complaints were filed against this decree by twenty-two American states and immigrant rights organizations.

Donald Trup's decree, which he signed on the day of his inauguration, Monday January 20, was to come into force on February 19. It could affect hundreds of thousands of people born in the United States, according to one of the complaints.

This measure was immediately challenged in court by twenty-two American states, including California and New York, which pointed out its unconstitutionality.

“I have been a judge for over forty years and I cannot remember another case in which the question asked is as clear as this one”added Judge Coughenour, suspending the decree for 14 days, according to the New York Times.

The executive order was intended to prohibit the federal government from issuing passports, certificates of citizenship or other documents to children whose mothers are illegally or temporarily in the United States, and whose father is not a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, holding of the famous green card.