White House prepares response to blocking of travel ban as states warn restoring Donald Trump's order would 'unleash chaos':

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Washington and Minnesota file court papers warning of "chaos" if travel ban reinstated Apple, Google & Uber among 97 companies filing motion in support of the two states Justice Department must respond by 3pm Pacific Time (11pm UK) Travellers rushing to US in window of time while ban is lifted Decision on ban could come later on Monday Trump begins week with angry tweets about polls and TV stations Donald Trump's administration has until 3pm on Monday (11pm UK) to file its latest report in a court battle over his immigration ban, which begun on Friday evening. The president has spent the weekend in Florida, at his Mar-a-Lago estate, working with his aides on ways to halt the temporary block on his travel ban.The ban, introduced a week ago, sought to prevent travel to the US from seven countries - Syria, Iraq, Iran, Libya, Yemen, Somalia and Sudan.

Lawyers for Washington state and Minnesota, in court filings made in the early hours of Monday, said: "Defendants now ask this Court to unleash chaos again by staying the district court order. The Court should decline." The actions by Washington and Minnesota sparked a Twitter rant by Mr Trump, who dismissed James Robart, the Washington judge, as a "so-called judge" and called his decision "ridiculous." Mr Trump renewed his Twitter attacks against Judge Robart on Sunday. "Just cannot believe a judge would put our country in such peril. If something happens blame him and court system. People pouring in. Bad!"

He followed with another tweet saying he had instructed the Homeland Security Department to check people coming into the country but that "the courts are making the job very difficult!" Mike Pence, the vice president, said on Sunday that "we don't appoint judges to our district courts to conduct foreign policy or to make decisions about the national security." Mr Trump himself had offered an optimistic forecast the previous night, telling reporters during a weekend at his private club in Florida: "We'll win. For the safety of the country, we'll win."

Democrats and some Republicans are deeply troubled by Mr Trump's actions, especially his attack on the judge who instituted the lifting of the president's travel ban. In his ruling, Judge Robart said it was not the court's job to "create policy or judge the wisdom of any particular policy promoted by the other two branches," but to make sure that an action taken by the government "comports with our country's laws."

Senator Dianne Feinstein, the top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, predicted the appeals court would not have the last word, and said it would likely be referred to the Supreme Court.Senator Dianne Feinstein, the top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, predicted the appeals court would not have the last word, and said it would likely be referred to the Supreme Court.

In the early hours, Washington and Minnesota filed court papers urging that the block on Mr Trump's travel ban be upheld. "Defendants now ask this Court to unleash chaos again by staying the district court order. The Court should decline." The Justice Department has until 6pm Eastern Time (11pm UK) to respond.