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MORE than 100 technology firms have signed a legal brief opposing President Trump鈥檚 immigration ban, arguing that it will harm the US economy.

Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Twitter are among the 127 signatories on the letter, which has been filed to a US appeals court in support of a lawsuit brought by the State of Washington.

The lawsuit challenges Trump鈥檚 executive order blocking nationals from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the US. Last Friday, a federal judge put the order temporarily on hold.

The tech firms argue that the executive order violates the US constitution and 鈥渋s inflicting substantial harm on US companies鈥�. They say that the ban will prevent them from hiring the best talent and that 鈥淎merican workers and the economy will suffer as a result鈥�.

Uber has also signed the brief. The taxi firm faced a mass boycott after it was accused of profiting from a taxi driver strike at New York鈥檚 JFK airport in protest at the ban. CEO Travis Kalanick stepped down from Trump鈥檚 business council following the uproar.

SpaceX and Tesla, owned by Elon Musk, were not originally signatories, but signed the brief after it was released. Musk has been criticised for continuing to advise Trump, but has argued that 鈥渆ngaging on critical issues will on balance serve the greater good鈥�.

This article appeared in print under the headline 鈥淭ech turns on Trump鈥�