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A federal judge on Friday halted implementation of an executive order issued by US President Donald Trump targeting those working for the International Criminal Court.

This ruling follows a lawsuit filed by two human rights advocates last April challenging Trump's February 6 executive order, which authorizes broad economic and travel sanctions on those involved in ICC investigations into US citizens or US allies, such as Israel.

In her ruling, US District Judge Nancy Thoresen described the executive order as an unconstitutional infringement on freedom of expression. "The executive order appears to restrict freedom of expression far more than is necessary to achieve this goal," she wrote.

The White House and the International Criminal Court did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

The executive order imposed sanctions on ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan, a British citizen. The U.S.

Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control also placed Khan on its register of sanctioned individuals and entities.

Under the executive order, which was condemned by the ICC and dozens of countries, U.S. citizens who provide services to Khan or other sanctioned individuals could face civil and criminal penalties.