More than 150 tech companies urged a court to shut down Trump's latest travel ban

They say the ban will inflict "substantial harm on U.S. companies, their employees, and the entire economy."
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More than 150 tech companies urged a court to shut down Trump's latest travel ban
Then-president-elect Donald Trump held a meeting with tech leaders in December. Many of those present backed the new court brief. Credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Silicon Valley is once again striking out at Donald Trump's immigration policy.

More than 160 tech companies asked a federal court on Wednesday to kill the president's latest restrictions on travelers from several Muslim-majority countries, Recode first reported.

Facebook, Google, Amazon, Snap, and Uber are among the many tech giants backing the legal brief filed to Virginia's Fourth-Circuit Court of Appeals.

The document (which can be viewed in its entirety on Recode) claims the revised executive order would inflict "substantial harm on U.S. companies, their employees, and the entire economy."

The document claims the revised executive order would inflict "substantial harm on U.S. companies, their employees, and the entire economy."

The companies say it will hinder their ability to hire competitively, pose challenges for employees abroad, and give more incentives for businesses to leave the U.S., among other problems.

The argument is similar to the one some of the same tech companies outlined in a similar brief opposing Trump's first attempt at the travel ban, which was shut down by a federal judge earlier this year.

Silicon Valley leaders have also generally been critical of Trump's immigration policies in public statements.

Trump issued another executive order on Tuesday that called for the federal government to re-examine its policy for H1-B visas granted to high-skilled workers. The move could also have big implications for the tech industries, which employs thousands of foreign nationals.

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Patrick Kulp is a Business Reporter at Mashable. Patrick covers digital advertising, online retail and the future of work. A graduate of UC Santa Barbara with a degree in political science and economics, he previously worked at the Pacific Coast Business Times.

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