Protesters slam Trump immigration ban
Demonstrators gather in Copley Square for the “Boston Protest Against Muslim Ban and Anti-Immigration Orders” to protest U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order travel ban in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. January 29, 2017.
New York
People attend an afternoon rally in Battery Park to protest U.S. President Donald Trump’s new immigration policies on January 29, 2017 in New York City.
Washington
Activists gather outside the White House to protest President Donald Trump’s executive actions on immigration in Washington January 29, 2017.
New York City
Protesters rally during a demonstration against the Muslim immigration ban at John F. Kennedy International Airport on January 28, 2017 in New York City. President Trump signed the controversial executive order that halted refugees and residents from several predominantly Muslim countries from entering the United States. People who had already been cleared and were flying to the U.S. were detained upon landing and, in some cases, flown back out of the country.
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Protesters rally during a demonstration against the Muslim immigration ban at John F. Kennedy International Airport on January 28, 2017 in New York City.
The protest at JFK was organized within hours of reports that people were being detained. Similar protests soon appeared at airports across the U.S., including Boston, Chicago, Atlanta, Minneapolis, Denver, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Dallas.
New York City
People gather during an anti-Donald Trump immigration ban protest outside Terminal 4 at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York, January 28, 2017.
President Trump’s order placed a temporary hold on any refugees entering the U.S. for 120 days; an indefinite hold on the entry of Syrian refugees fleeing the war in their country; and a 90-day hold on entry by citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries (Syria, Iraq, Libya, Iran, Sudan, Somalia and Yemen).
Senior administration officials told CBS News that green card holders from the seven listed countries will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis to determine if they can enter the U.S. Some green card holders residing in the U.S. but traveling abroad learned they would not be allowed to return home.
New York City
Protesters gather outside Terminal 4 at JFK airport in opposition to U.S. president Donald Trump’s executive order barring immigration, in Queens, New York City, January 28, 2017.
“This really is an extraordinary measure, and it requires every ounce of opposition that we can muster,” said Albert Cahn, director of Strategic Litigation at the New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.
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Protesters gather outside Terminal 4 at John F. Kennedy InternationalAirport in Queens, New York, January 28, 2017.
Among the chants heard: “No hate, no fear, refugees are welcome here”; and “Love, not hate, that’s what makes AMerica great.”
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People participate in a protest against Donald Trump’s travel ban outside Terminal 4 at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York, January 28, 2017.
New York City
Demonstrators hang a banner from a multi-level car park during a protest against Donald Trump’s travel ban outside Terminal 4 at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York, January 28, 2017.
New York City
Protesters rally during a demonstration against the Muslim immigration ban at John F. Kennedy International Airport on January 28, 2017 in New York City.
New York City
New York City Council Member Carlos Menchaca addresses a crowd during an anti-Donald Trump immigration ban protest outside Terminal 4 at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York, January 28, 2017.
New York City
People gather during an anti-Donald Trump immigration ban protest outside Terminal 4 at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York, January 28, 2017.
New York City
Protesters rally during a demonstration against the Muslim immigration ban at John F. Kennedy International Airport on January 28, 2017 in New York City.
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Lawyers working pro-bono prepare habeus corpus petitions for detainees at John F. Kennedy International Airport. A dozen people were blocked at JFK from entering the country, including Hameed Khalid Darweesh, an Iraqi translator who had worked several years assisting American military personnel.
After several hours Darweesh was released. “They treat me as though I break the rules or did something wrong,” he told reporters. “I was surprised.”
He added, “America is the greatest nation, the greatest people in the world.”
New York City
Protesters rally during a protest against the Muslim immigration ban at John F. Kennedy International Airport on January 28, 2017 in New York City.
New York City
Protesters rally during a protest against the Muslim immigration ban at John F. Kennedy International Airport on January 28, 2017 in New York City.
New York City
Protesters rally during a demonstration against the Muslim immigration ban at John F. Kennedy International Airport on January 28, 2017 in New York City.
New York City
Port Authority Police Department block an entrance as protesters gather outside Terminal 4 at JFK airport in opposition to U.S. president Donald Trump’s proposed ban on immigration in Queens, New York City, January 28, 2017.
New York City
Protesters rally during a protest against the Muslim immigration ban at John F. Kennedy International Airport on January 28, 2017 in New York City.
New York City
People shout during anti-Donald Trump immigration ban protests outside Terminal 4 at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York, January 28, 2017.
New York City
Protesters rally during a demonstration against the Muslim immigration ban at John F. Kennedy International Airport on January 28, 2017 in New York City.
New York City
Risa Branch, 36, a singer, protests outside JFK airport in opposition to U.S. president Donald Trump’s proposed ban on immigration in Queens, New York City, January 28, 2017.
Washington Dulles International Airport
Flight attendants walk past protesters at the international arrivals area of Washington Dulles International Airport on January 28, 2017, in Sterling, Virginia. President Donald Trump boasted Saturday that his “very strict” crackdown on Muslim immigration was working “very nicely,” amid mounting resistance to the order which has been branded by many as blatantly discriminatory and unconstitutional.
Washington Dulles International Airport
A protester takes a photo inside the international arrivals area of Washington Dulles International Airport on January 28, 2017, in Sterling, Virginia.
Washington Dulles International Airport
Protesters gather at the international arrivals area of Washington Dulles International Airport on January 28, 2017, in Sterling, Virginia.
Los Angeles
People hold signs with the names of people detained and denied entry - including a refugee seeking to be reunited with his faily in Houston, and a student at Harvard University - in protest of Donald Trump’s travel ban at Los Angeles International Airport, January 28, 2017.
Boston
Demonstrators protesting President Donald Trump’s executive order travel ban greet arriving passengers at Logan Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. January 28, 2017.
Boston
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren stands on a railing to address demonstrators protesting President Trump’s executive order travel ban at Logan Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, January 28, 2017.
Chicago
People protest the travel ban imposed by President Donald Trump’s executive order, at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, January 28, 2017.
Chicago
People protest the travel ban imposed by President Donald Trump’s executive order, at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, January 28, 2017.
Chicago
People protest the travel ban imposed by President Donald Trump’s executive order, at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, January 28, 2017.
Chicago
People protest the travel ban imposed by President Donald Trump’s executive order, at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, January 28, 2017.
On Saturday evening, in response to an ACLU lawsuit, a federal judge issued a stay on the deportation of those detained. According to Omar Jadwat, director of the ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project, the judge’s order “enjoins removal of refugees and people with valid immigrant/non-immigrant visas authorized for entry.”