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| Protests spread over Trump travel ban on Muslim majority countries – live | Protests spread over Trump travel ban on Muslim majority countries – live |
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| 9.04pm GMT | |
| 21:04 | |
| Dozens of rallies across the country continue to attract thousands protesting Donald Trump’s executive order restricting travel. | |
| Guardian readers tweeted us from Boston’s rally in Copley Square: | |
| @ambiej live from Boston pic.twitter.com/cdMAvr3wRC | |
| @ambiej from my friend Clara in Boston pic.twitter.com/soPV4TwVyS | |
| From a Guardian reader in Rochester, New York: | |
| .@ambiej Rochester, NY—"We will not be bullied!" pic.twitter.com/45ogS4cfet | |
| https://twitter.com/GrandREvans/status/825791520812986368 | |
| From Sabrina Siddiqui at the DC rally: | |
| Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the White House began marching toward the US Capitol, many clutching signs that read “Refugees welcome”. They chanted a call and response of “What do you want -- justice? When do you want it -- now”, while others still standing outside the White House gates simply shouted “Shame”. | |
| .@ambiej Somalian refugee/RIT student speaking now. He flew into JFK yesterday and made it back home to Rochester. #Jan29Roc #NoBanNoWall | |
| A Guardian reader sent this pic from outside the new Trump hotel in DC: | |
| #NoBanNoWall #dc @ambiej pic.twitter.com/xcPRYi7gCn | |
| Guardian reporter Sabrina Siddiqui sent this update from the DC rally: | |
| Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the White House began marching toward the US Capitol, many clutching signs that read “Refugees welcome”. They chanted a call and response of “What do you want -- justice? When do you want it -- now”, while others still standing outside the White House gates simply shouted “Shame”. | |
| From a Guardian reader outside the Minneapolis−Saint Paul International Airport in Minnesota: | |
| This is what democracy looks like. @ambiej #NoBanNoWall pic.twitter.com/EftESbvZ1n | |
| From a reader at San Francisco’s airport rally: | |
| Four photos from the #SFProtest today... (News orgs: I have high-res photos; just ask.) pic.twitter.com/trybAZvUiK | |
| Are you at a rally? Please tweet photos, news and videos to me at @ambiej. | |
| 8.54pm GMT | |
| 20:54 | |
| Tech industry comes out in force against travel ban | |
| Many leaders in the tech industry came out strongly against Trump’s executive order which bans refugees and suspends entry for visa-holders from seven Muslim-majority countries. | |
| As Edward Helmore reports: | |
| Executives at major tech companies that rely on foreign skilled labour also expressed concern. In a memo to staff, Google Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai said it had been “painful to see the personal cost” on our colleagues. The tech giant’s USSR-born co-founder, Sergei Brin, attended the protest at San Francisco’s airport, telling reporters he was there in a personal capacity, “because I am a refugee”. | |
| Apple head Tim Cook said in an email to employees that he had contacted the White House to explain the “negative effect” of the restrictions, and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, an Indian immigrant, described in an online post “the positive impact that immigration has on our company, for the country, and for the world”. | |
| The tech world focused fundraising efforts for ACLU, which led the legal challenge against Trump’s executie order. | |
| Car-ride company Lyft co-founders announced the company would donation $1 million to the ACLU over the next four years to help its working defending the constitution. | |
| The popular game Dots installed a pop-up in its app, declaring it welcomes “players from all over the world” , with a “support now” button linking directly to the ACLU donation page. | |
| .@dots is taking a stand. We are showing this to all of our players. 3-4 million people will see this soon #MuslimBan (thx @karaswisher) pic.twitter.com/5qwrVkuNF1 | |
| Many tech types took to Twitter to offer to match ACLU donations, taking over from each other as soon as each total was reached. | |
| Dominic Hofmann, the founder of Vine and Byte, offered to match ACLU donations up to $50,000 Saturday night, with dozens of people sending receipts for donations ranging from $10 to thousands of dollars. A combined $116,000 was donated, tweeted Hofmann. | |
| Steven Frank from Panic matched donations to $10,000, raising that amount in one hour. Eoghan McCabe, CEO and co-founder of Intercom, offered to match up to $50k on Sunday, as did Patrick Collison from Stripe. | |
| Outside of the tech world, singer Sia and actor Rosie O’Donnell both offered to meet ACLU donations up to $100,000. | |
| 8.04pm GMT | 8.04pm GMT |
| 20:04 | 20:04 |
| Lauren Gambino | Lauren Gambino |
| From Guardian reporter Lauren Gambino at the anti-travel ban rally outside the White House: | From Guardian reporter Lauren Gambino at the anti-travel ban rally outside the White House: |
| Hundreds of protesters with American flags, homemade signs and placards from last weekend’s women’s march are walking down Pennsylvania Ave toward the White House chanting: Shame. | Hundreds of protesters with American flags, homemade signs and placards from last weekend’s women’s march are walking down Pennsylvania Ave toward the White House chanting: Shame. |
| Protesters are reacting to the executive orders signed by the new president Donald Trump this week to start building a wall along the southern border and a draconian measure to halt immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries. | Protesters are reacting to the executive orders signed by the new president Donald Trump this week to start building a wall along the southern border and a draconian measure to halt immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries. |
| The impromptu rally follows similar scenes at airports around the country, where green card holders were detained and barred from entering. | The impromptu rally follows similar scenes at airports around the country, where green card holders were detained and barred from entering. |
| Boos rang out and a number of middle fingers went up as the marchers in DC passed Trump international hotel along Pennsylvania Ave, chanting “refugees are welcome here”. | Boos rang out and a number of middle fingers went up as the marchers in DC passed Trump international hotel along Pennsylvania Ave, chanting “refugees are welcome here”. |
| 8.00pm GMT | 8.00pm GMT |
| 20:00 | 20:00 |
| Custom and border agents defying federal judges order, say attorneys | Custom and border agents defying federal judges order, say attorneys |
| Edward Helmore | Edward Helmore |
| Customs and Border Protection agents defied the orders of federal judges regarding Donald Trump’s travel bans on Sunday, according to attorneys who rallied popular protests around the country in support of detained refugees and travellers from seven Muslim-majority countries. | Customs and Border Protection agents defied the orders of federal judges regarding Donald Trump’s travel bans on Sunday, according to attorneys who rallied popular protests around the country in support of detained refugees and travellers from seven Muslim-majority countries. |
| “Rogue customs and Border Patrol agents continue to try to get people on to planes,” Becca Heller, director of the International Refugee Assistance Project, told reporters on Sunday. “A lot of people have been handcuffed, a lot of people who don’t speak English are being coerced into taking involuntary departures.” | “Rogue customs and Border Patrol agents continue to try to get people on to planes,” Becca Heller, director of the International Refugee Assistance Project, told reporters on Sunday. “A lot of people have been handcuffed, a lot of people who don’t speak English are being coerced into taking involuntary departures.” |
| Agents told attorneys “it’s not going to happen” at Dulles international airport in Virginia on Sunday, as they tried to see detainees, according to Damon Silvers, special counsel at AFL-CIO, one of the legal groups trying to help visa holders in detention or threatened with deportation. Late Saturday night, federal judges in New York, Virginia and Massachusetts ordered a temporary halt to the president’s deportation of people who had arrived in the US with valid visas. | Agents told attorneys “it’s not going to happen” at Dulles international airport in Virginia on Sunday, as they tried to see detainees, according to Damon Silvers, special counsel at AFL-CIO, one of the legal groups trying to help visa holders in detention or threatened with deportation. Late Saturday night, federal judges in New York, Virginia and Massachusetts ordered a temporary halt to the president’s deportation of people who had arrived in the US with valid visas. |
| 7.54pm GMT | 7.54pm GMT |
| 19:54 | 19:54 |
| The USA men’s soccer captain, Michael Bradley, has attacked Donald Trump’s executive order, which bans travel to the US from seven Muslim-majority countries. | The USA men’s soccer captain, Michael Bradley, has attacked Donald Trump’s executive order, which bans travel to the US from seven Muslim-majority countries. |
| When Trump won the presidential election in November, Bradley said it was important “to give our president support”. However, Trump’s latest decision caused Bradley to speak out in an interview with Sports Illustrated’s Grant Wahl and then on his Instagram page. | When Trump won the presidential election in November, Bradley said it was important “to give our president support”. However, Trump’s latest decision caused Bradley to speak out in an interview with Sports Illustrated’s Grant Wahl and then on his Instagram page. |
| “A few hours ago ago I gave an interview to Grant Wahl,” wrote Bradley, who has made more than 125 appearances for the men’s national team. | “A few hours ago ago I gave an interview to Grant Wahl,” wrote Bradley, who has made more than 125 appearances for the men’s national team. |
| Read the rest of the story here. | Read the rest of the story here. |
| 7.43pm GMT | 7.43pm GMT |
| 19:43 | 19:43 |
| The Iranian-born BBC reporter who was stopped at immigration today upon arriving at a US airport today, Ali Hamedani, has been allowed to enter - but had his phone and computer searched. | The Iranian-born BBC reporter who was stopped at immigration today upon arriving at a US airport today, Ali Hamedani, has been allowed to enter - but had his phone and computer searched. |
| All done! They've interviewed, searched my bag, searched my phone and computer and let me in after 2 hours. He said I can come back anytime. | All done! They've interviewed, searched my bag, searched my phone and computer and let me in after 2 hours. He said I can come back anytime. |
| 7.40pm GMT | 7.40pm GMT |
| 19:40 | 19:40 |
| Reporters Saeed Kamali Dehghan, Cathy Otten, Alice Ross and Kareem Shaheen have been collecting stories from people all over the world affected by the ban: | Reporters Saeed Kamali Dehghan, Cathy Otten, Alice Ross and Kareem Shaheen have been collecting stories from people all over the world affected by the ban: |
| Employee of an international airline at Dubai airport | Employee of an international airline at Dubai airport |
| We’ve had no written instructions yet from the US, at least not on the frontline, and the instructions that we have received don’t mention dual nationality or green cards – it’s very unclear what to do. | We’ve had no written instructions yet from the US, at least not on the frontline, and the instructions that we have received don’t mention dual nationality or green cards – it’s very unclear what to do. |
| Some people are being stopped, while others are being given the benefit of the doubt. So if, for example, a passenger is Syrian holding a US passport we’re turning a blind eye – we’re pretending we haven’t seen the Syrian passport. | Some people are being stopped, while others are being given the benefit of the doubt. So if, for example, a passenger is Syrian holding a US passport we’re turning a blind eye – we’re pretending we haven’t seen the Syrian passport. |
| One passenger stuck in the airport here is a Syrian green card holder who was denied boarding. Her family, her job, her whole life is in the US and when she asks us when we will allow her to go home, none of us know what to say. Unfortunately because she’s Syrian it’s difficult for her to get a visa for Dubai and it’s difficult for her to go elsewhere. | One passenger stuck in the airport here is a Syrian green card holder who was denied boarding. Her family, her job, her whole life is in the US and when she asks us when we will allow her to go home, none of us know what to say. Unfortunately because she’s Syrian it’s difficult for her to get a visa for Dubai and it’s difficult for her to go elsewhere. |
| At the moment her chances of getting into the US depend on which airport she goes to. If she’s landing in New York they’ll send her back, if it’s Houston they might accept her – what we’ve found is it really depends on which shift is operating; it’s not even a standard airport policy. | At the moment her chances of getting into the US depend on which airport she goes to. If she’s landing in New York they’ll send her back, if it’s Houston they might accept her – what we’ve found is it really depends on which shift is operating; it’s not even a standard airport policy. |
| Last I heard they were trying any airport as long as she gets to US soil, and then at least once she’s there she can create a legal challenge or manage her way in instead of being stuck in Dubai. | Last I heard they were trying any airport as long as she gets to US soil, and then at least once she’s there she can create a legal challenge or manage her way in instead of being stuck in Dubai. |
| Read other stories from individuals affected by the Trump travel ban here. | Read other stories from individuals affected by the Trump travel ban here. |
| 7.24pm GMT | 7.24pm GMT |
| 19:24 | 19:24 |
| McCain and Graham: Trump's travel ban helps terrorists | McCain and Graham: Trump's travel ban helps terrorists |
| Republican Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham released a joint statement condemning the Trump’s travel ban executive order, declaring it “not properly vetted” and saying it will likely aide terrorist groups by telling people that the US shuns Muslims. | Republican Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham released a joint statement condemning the Trump’s travel ban executive order, declaring it “not properly vetted” and saying it will likely aide terrorist groups by telling people that the US shuns Muslims. |
| The statement reads: | The statement reads: |
| Our government has a responsibility to defend our borders, but we must do so in a way that makes us safer and upholds all that is decent and exceptional about our nation. | Our government has a responsibility to defend our borders, but we must do so in a way that makes us safer and upholds all that is decent and exceptional about our nation. |
| It is clear from the confusion at our airports across the nation that President Trump’s executive order was not properly vetted. We are particularly concerned by reports that this order went into effect with little to no consultation with the Departments of State, Defense, Justice, and Homeland Security. | It is clear from the confusion at our airports across the nation that President Trump’s executive order was not properly vetted. We are particularly concerned by reports that this order went into effect with little to no consultation with the Departments of State, Defense, Justice, and Homeland Security. |
| Such a hasty process risks harmful results. We should not stop green-card holders from returning to the country they call home. We should not stop those who have served as interpreters for our military and diplomats from seeking refuge in the country they risked their lives to help. And we should not turn our backs on those refugees who have been shown through extensive vetting to pose no demonstrable threat to our nation, and who have suffered unspeakable horrors, most of them women and children. | Such a hasty process risks harmful results. We should not stop green-card holders from returning to the country they call home. We should not stop those who have served as interpreters for our military and diplomats from seeking refuge in the country they risked their lives to help. And we should not turn our backs on those refugees who have been shown through extensive vetting to pose no demonstrable threat to our nation, and who have suffered unspeakable horrors, most of them women and children. |
| Ultimately, we fear this executive order will become a self-inflicted wound in the fight against terrorism. At this very moment, American troops are fighting side-by-side with our Iraqi partners to defeat ISIL. But this executive order bans Iraqi pilots from coming to military bases in Arizona to fight our common enemies. Our most important allies in the fight against ISIL are the vast majority of Muslims who reject its apocalyptic ideology of hatred. This executive order sends a signal, intended or not, that America does not want Muslims coming into our country. That is why we fear this executive order may do more to help terrorist recruitment than improve our security. | Ultimately, we fear this executive order will become a self-inflicted wound in the fight against terrorism. At this very moment, American troops are fighting side-by-side with our Iraqi partners to defeat ISIL. But this executive order bans Iraqi pilots from coming to military bases in Arizona to fight our common enemies. Our most important allies in the fight against ISIL are the vast majority of Muslims who reject its apocalyptic ideology of hatred. This executive order sends a signal, intended or not, that America does not want Muslims coming into our country. That is why we fear this executive order may do more to help terrorist recruitment than improve our security. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 7.26pm GMT | at 7.26pm GMT |
| 7.17pm GMT | 7.17pm GMT |
| 19:17 | 19:17 |
| This just in from Sabrina Siddiqui, a Guardian reporter at the DC protest: | This just in from Sabrina Siddiqui, a Guardian reporter at the DC protest: |
| Shinee the dog, who is originally from Korea, is here to protest pic.twitter.com/750EpfueEG | Shinee the dog, who is originally from Korea, is here to protest pic.twitter.com/750EpfueEG |
| 7.11pm GMT | 7.11pm GMT |
| 19:11 | 19:11 |
| Thousands rally at anti-travel ban protests across the nation | Thousands rally at anti-travel ban protests across the nation |
| Thousands of people are now attending rallies in cities across the country. | Thousands of people are now attending rallies in cities across the country. |
| A rally in Battery Park, in lower Manhattan, New York City, has just begun: | A rally in Battery Park, in lower Manhattan, New York City, has just begun: |
| Lotta ppl at battery park #NoBanNoWall pic.twitter.com/P4R7NNIMls | Lotta ppl at battery park #NoBanNoWall pic.twitter.com/P4R7NNIMls |
| The official NYC subway account has been tweeting subway updates in anticipation of the large crowds: | The official NYC subway account has been tweeting subway updates in anticipation of the large crowds: |
| If you are heading to the protest at Battery Park, be sure to fill up your MetroCard before you go to avoid lines in crowded stations. | If you are heading to the protest at Battery Park, be sure to fill up your MetroCard before you go to avoid lines in crowded stations. |
| Hundreds gather on the steps of the Rhode Island state house in Providence, RI. | Hundreds gather on the steps of the Rhode Island state house in Providence, RI. |
| The crowd has grown in size here at RI State House pic.twitter.com/YdfO6tOQKy | The crowd has grown in size here at RI State House pic.twitter.com/YdfO6tOQKy |
| Boston’s Copley Square looks full: | Boston’s Copley Square looks full: |
| View from Sky 7 of the protest in Copley Square right now -- in opposition to President Trump's exec orders: pic.twitter.com/j0Gmn1zJty | View from Sky 7 of the protest in Copley Square right now -- in opposition to President Trump's exec orders: pic.twitter.com/j0Gmn1zJty |
| A crowd of a few hundred students have gathered to protest in the scenic grounds of the University of Virginia: | A crowd of a few hundred students have gathered to protest in the scenic grounds of the University of Virginia: |
| Protest at the university of Virginia sponsored by the Minority Rights Coalition happening now #resist @ambiej pic.twitter.com/IFF6G5yt7t | Protest at the university of Virginia sponsored by the Minority Rights Coalition happening now #resist @ambiej pic.twitter.com/IFF6G5yt7t |
| Large crowds also gathered outside the White House in DC: | Large crowds also gathered outside the White House in DC: |
| #nomuslimban rally in front of White House pic.twitter.com/wGmHEhvTCF | #nomuslimban rally in front of White House pic.twitter.com/wGmHEhvTCF |
| Are you at a anti-travel ban rally? Please tweet photos, news and video from the rallies to me at @ambiej. | Are you at a anti-travel ban rally? Please tweet photos, news and video from the rallies to me at @ambiej. |
| 6.57pm GMT | 6.57pm GMT |
| 18:57 | 18:57 |
| Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy promises to introduce a bill to overturn Trump’s executive order this week, although since Congress and the Senate are both Republican controlled it has very little to no chance of passing. | Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy promises to introduce a bill to overturn Trump’s executive order this week, although since Congress and the Senate are both Republican controlled it has very little to no chance of passing. |
| The law is clear. The #MuslimBan is illegal. I will introduce a bill this week to immediately overturn this dangerous, hateful order. | The law is clear. The #MuslimBan is illegal. I will introduce a bill this week to immediately overturn this dangerous, hateful order. |
| 6.39pm GMT | 6.39pm GMT |
| 18:39 | 18:39 |
| The president of Columbia University, Lee Bollinger, emailed all staff and students of the university last night speaking out against Trump’s travel ban, noting the impact it will have on the academic community. While it seems no Columbia University staff have been caught up so far, many other academics and students from other universities have been amongst those stopped from entering. | The president of Columbia University, Lee Bollinger, emailed all staff and students of the university last night speaking out against Trump’s travel ban, noting the impact it will have on the academic community. While it seems no Columbia University staff have been caught up so far, many other academics and students from other universities have been amongst those stopped from entering. |
| In the email published at Columbia Spectator, Bollinger wrote: | In the email published at Columbia Spectator, Bollinger wrote: |
| An estimated 17,000 international students in the U.S. are from the seven nations covered by the entry ban. Scholars planning to travel to the United States for meetings and conferences at our colleges and universities will effectively be barred from attending. If this order stands, there is the certainty of a profound impact on our University community, which is committed to welcoming students, faculty, and staff from around the world, as well as across the nation. | An estimated 17,000 international students in the U.S. are from the seven nations covered by the entry ban. Scholars planning to travel to the United States for meetings and conferences at our colleges and universities will effectively be barred from attending. If this order stands, there is the certainty of a profound impact on our University community, which is committed to welcoming students, faculty, and staff from around the world, as well as across the nation. |
| As I have said on many occasions, it is critically important that the University, as such, not take stands on ideological or political issues. Yet it is also true that the University, as an institution in the society, must step forward to object when policies and state action conflict with its fundamental values, and especially when they bespeak purposes and a mentality that are at odds with our basic mission. This is such a case. | As I have said on many occasions, it is critically important that the University, as such, not take stands on ideological or political issues. Yet it is also true that the University, as an institution in the society, must step forward to object when policies and state action conflict with its fundamental values, and especially when they bespeak purposes and a mentality that are at odds with our basic mission. This is such a case. |