According to The New York Times, Maryland Judge Theodore D. Chuang was the second Judge to block the Muslim ban after Hawaii Federal Judge Derrick Watson blocked the Muslim ban. Judge Chuang agreed with nonprofit groups who work with refugees and immigrants and ruled that “the effectuation of the proposed Muslim ban” that Mr. Trump pledged to enact as a presidential candidate.
In other words, Judge Chuang called Trump's executive order for what it is; not a "travel", but a Muslim ban.
However, Judge Chuang did not block the entire executive order, but he did block its core component: banning the entry to the United States to people from 6 Muslim countries.
The reason why Judge Chuang blocked the ban was because of Donald Trump's public comments on the issue of Muslims, ruling that there were “strong indications that the national security purpose is not the primary purpose for the travel ban,” and that Trump may have intended to violate the constitutional prohibition on religious preferences.
In other words, because the Judge did not buy Trump's "national security" excuse and he saw through it for what it really is: bigotry.
And by the way: Here's the order from Judge Chuang blocking the second Muslim ban:
BREAKING: Here is the order from #Maryland Fed Judge Theodore Chuang blocking Trump's #MuslimBan 2.0 pic.twitter.com/MCexWBdZ6t
— David Leopold (@DavidLeopold) March 16, 2017
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