Protests at airports around the country, including those in New York City, San Francisco, and Seattle are underway in response to Donald Trump's executive order banning travel from seven countries with Muslim majority populations: Iraq, Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. The order covers 134 million people and is a temporary one in effect for 90 days. People from those countries with Green Cards are being detained and deported at airports.
Protests in Seattle are set to begin at 5 pm at arrivals. For more information click here.
At SeaTac pic.twitter.com/bkhCyvOPQN
— Frank Edwards (@frankalready) January 29, 2017
Governor Jay Inslee, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, Representative Pramila Jayapal, and King County Executive Dow Constantine, held a press conference at SeaTac earlier today. Reported Syd Brownstone via Twitter, Constantine said: "This is chilling."
Update from the WA ACLUHere's the latest from @ACLU_WA: pic.twitter.com/Kn4RnqVp6I
— Heidi Groover (@heidigroover) January 29, 2017
Via Brownstone:
.@GovInslee says he considers #MuslimBan unconstitutional, that it damages the economy, and that @AGOWA is looking at options.
— Sydney Brownstone (@sydbrownstone) January 28, 2017
Not much more info past that, Inslee says. Not a lot is being shared w/ Gov's office about those detained at SeaTac.
— Sydney Brownstone (@sydbrownstone) January 28, 2017
.@MayorEdMurray says #MuslimBan echoes history of anti-Semitism. "Make no mistake: Today is about religious freedom."
— Sydney Brownstone (@sydbrownstone) January 29, 2017
Gov's office says "virtually no information" about detainees is being shared with the state by the federal government right now.
— Sydney Brownstone (@sydbrownstone) January 29, 2017
"We know there's families who've been waiting hours, waiting for loved ones, and it's absolutely heartbreaking,"- Inslee spox Jaime Smith.
— Sydney Brownstone (@sydbrownstone) January 29, 2017
Gov. Inslee respond to Trump’s immigration ban. WATCH LIVE: https://t.co/Um7MSfBzmo pic.twitter.com/xIpMtsdkfW
— #Q13FOX (@Q13FOX) January 28, 2017
Here are some scenes from the airports:
The scene from above as thousands chant and scream, draping banners from above at JFK international arrivals shouting "LET THEM IN!" pic.twitter.com/ugU8zbKYiv
— Jack Smith IV (@JackSmithIV) January 28, 2017
Trump's immigration ban sparks outcry as protesters rally at JFK and LAX airport https://t.co/wI5uZPCT5k pic.twitter.com/I3rH5y4ADY
— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) January 29, 2017
First minutes of this protest but it looks like well over 1000 people at this point. pic.twitter.com/KMi09ehZgd
— Parker Higgins (@xor) January 28, 2017
We needed this chuckle:#SFO protest against Trump's #muslimban has grown so large multiple different chants are happening at the same time #notinourname pic.twitter.com/mD5ZqmLOxt
— Vivian Ho (@VivianHo) January 28, 2017
Trump has done the impossible: He's gotten a bunch of New Yorkers to go all the way to JFK when they don't have to
— Mark Agee (@MarkAgee) January 28, 2017
