Protesters Rush to Airports as Trump Order Targeting Refugees, Muslims Takes Effect

The American Civil Liberties Union filed a legal case after President Trump made an executive order cracking down on immigration.

The US President took the stringent step on Saturday of putting a ban on refugees entering the country from Iraq, Iran, Sudan, Somalia, Libya and Yemen for a period of 120 days. Some have arrived at similar conclusions about Trump’s latest executive order, declaring the move a “Muslim ban”, but the order only restricts entry for travelers from a few predominantly-Muslim countries, not all of them.

The federal judge’s emergency stay could affect 100 to 200 people detained at US airports, including at least 12 detained at O’Hare.

Thousands of protesters turned out to Brooklyn’s Camden Plaza to await the judge’s ruling.

Expect to see lots of people at Metropolitan Airport who are not traveling today- they’re demonstrating their disdain with recent presidential orders that crack down on refugees and immigrants from certain countries. “We do not agree with this kind of approach and it is not one we will be taking”, May said.

The ban won’t merely affect refugees-it could also affect some 500,000 people from those countries already in the U.S. on green cards, or other temporary visas, according to ProPublica. “No KKK! No fascist United States of America!” and “Build the wall – we’ll tear it down!” among other phrases aimed at Trump’s aggressive decision to commence “extreme vetting” of who gains admission at U.S. airports and borders. “Since the order’s travel ban applies to all “aliens” – a term that encompasses anyone who isn’t an American citizen – it could bar those with current visas or even green cards from returning to the U.S. from trips overseas”, former U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services chief counsel Stephen Legomsky said.

There’s absolutely no reason for a lawful permanent resident to be detained in their home country.

The Department of Homeland Security said the order also bars green card holders from those countries from re-entering the United States.

The New York Taxi Workers Alliance publicly expressed its support for the protest and called for a strike of its own, refusing to travel to JFK to pick up any fares starting at 6 p.m. Saturday night.