Judge Tanya Chutkan orders a 14-day pause on the so-called ‘Arc de Trump’ project in Washington, DC. A United States federal judge has ordered a temporary block on the construction of President Donald Trump’s 250ft (76-metre) “triumphal arch” in Washington DC. US District Judge Tanya Chutkan on Friday, ordered a 14-day pause on any construction on the arch, despite the Trump administration last week saying it could begin as soon as Thursday.