“Apple, Facebook, Uber, Google, Intel, Snap and Netflix join slew of companies to take legal action against Trump”, 6 February 2017

Ninety-seven companies, from Apple to Zynga, filed an impassioned legal brief condemning President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration, stepping up the industry’s growing opposition to the policy. [P]articipating technology companies include Airbnb, Facebook, Google, Intel, Netflix, Snap and Uber Technologies. Companies beyond technology signed on as well, including Levi Strauss & Co and yoghurt maker Chobani. [A] US district judge temporarily lifted the Trump administration’s ban, freeing refugees and visa holders to enter the US. An appeals court declined to immediately reinstate the immigration restrictions over the weekend. The technology industry has been among the most vocal in opposition to Trump’s immigration policies. Bloomberg News reported earlier that several large tech companies, including Microsoft and Alphabet, [plan] to sign an open letter to President Trump expressing concern about the immigration order and offering help fixing it and other policies.