U.S. President Donald Trump waves to members of the news media before boarding Marine One and departing the White House Feb. 3, 2017, in Washington, D.C. U.S. President Donald Trump waves to members of the news media before boarding Marine One and departing the White House Feb. 3, 2017, in Washington, D.C. The Justice Department late Saturday filed its appeal of a judge’s order temporarily blocking President Donald Trump ‘s refugee and immigration ban, saying it’s the “sovereign prerogative” of a president to admit or exclude aliens. The appeal cites a “basic principle that an alien seeking initial admission to the United States requests a privilege and has no constitutional rights regarding his application.”