Donald Trump says ‘Muslim ban’ reports are false
“We stand in solidarity with all protesting at JFK #Terminal4 & airports across the country”. In San Francisco, California, immigration attorney Buzz Frahn told USA Today on Saturday he was aware of at least five Iranian travelers detained at San Francisco International Airport. “As the son of Chinese immigrants, I am disgusted by the President’s Executive Order to target the Muslim community and ban immigrants from entering the United States”, Lee said.
Chanting slogans like “Let them in” and “No hate, no fear, refugees are welcome here”, protesters held signs that read “Do the right thing, let them in”, “Stop profiling Muslims” and “Refugees Welcome”.
Two senior USA senators from Trump’s Republican Party also criticised the order, saying they fear it will become a “self-inflicted wound in the fight against terrorism”.
At airports in major cities from coast to coast in America, demonstrators gathered to protest the executive orders.
“Mr. President, what you have done is un-American”.
But the official, Reince Priebus, the White House chief of staff, also said that border agents had “discretionary authority” to detain and question suspicious travelers from certain countries.
“I have a special immigration visa in my passport, me and my family, because I work with the USA government”, said Darweesh. Anywhere up to a thousand people engulfed Terminal 4 on Saturday night, denouncing Mr Trump and insisting that the refugees be released.
There was no count available of how many people were either detained here in the United States or left stranded at airports around the world on their way to the U.S., organizations dealing with refugees have said they have received reports of people being detained at airports all around the country.
Darweesh flew in with his wife and three children who were allowed into the country. “I hope it sends a message to the Democrats in Congress that they need to speak out fervently and maybe gets a couple GOP to speak out as well. We’re now making noise so the detainees know, says the speaker, that ‘they have the biggest f***ing welcoming party ever'”.
The ruling will remain in effect for one week and covers anyone with a refugee application, visa or green card.
“We are going to help them”, Trump said.
Heller said this isn’t only happening JFK, but also at other airports around the country.
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says the time has come for removing walls between nations rather that building new ones.