President Donald Trump\u2019s travel ban barring citizens of seven predominantly Muslim nations entry into the U. S. has sparked protests around the country Saturday night and Sunday.
A look at what is happening:
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SEATTLE
At Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, about 3,000 protesters holding signs and chanting \u201cno hatred, no fear, immigrants are welcome here\u201d and \u201clet them in\u201d gathered Saturday evening and continued demonstrating into early Sunday morning.
Demonstrators denounce president’s order which blocks refugees from entering the country and imposes ban on citizens of seven Muslim-majority nat…
Aayah Khalaf, a Muslim American, was sitting at home watching the protest on television when she and her friend studying from Egypt decided to join the rally. It was her second time joining a protest. The first one was the Women\u2019s March.
\u201cIt\u2019s not just against Muslims. It against environmental rights and human rights overall. I think everybody has to stand up against this,\u201d said Khalaf, 29.
At Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, about 3,000 protesters holding signs and chanting \u00ab\u00a0no hatred, no fear, immigrants are welcome here\u00a0\u00bb and …
Video shot by Sam Levine and provided to CBS News shows officers using pepper spray on some protesters.
Attorneys from the ACLU and the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project said a Somali national was not allowed to enter and two other people were detained at the airport, reports CBS affiliate KIRO.
KIRO reported that there was some pushing and shoving among some arriving passengers and protesters.
The Port of Seattle Commissioners, which oversees the airport, issued a statement criticizing the executive order.
\u201cThe Port of Seattle Commissioners, Tom Albro, Courtney Gregoire, Stephanie Bowman, Fred Felleman and John Creighton are here today to express our concerns over the immigration ban executive order that was issued late last night. As the government that operates this airport, this executive order runs counter to our values. America is great because we are a land of immigrants and that is what made us great to begin with,\u201d the statement said.
Pushing and shoving amongst passengers arriving and protesters. @SeaTacAirport @KIRO7Seattle https:\/\/t.co\/s2HoA4GEsi
Escalators have been halted. Gates have shut down. Protesters are sitting on floor. More PD. @SeaTacAirport @KIRO7Seattle #MuslimBanprotest pic.twitter.com\/n8426g0Xex
Protesters numbers have swelled easily into the 2,000+ @SeaTacAirport @KIRO7Seattle pic.twitter.com\/XZ6l4nImJe
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NEW YORK
Cries of \u201cLet them in!\u201d rose up from a crowd of more than 2,000 people protesting at John F. Kennedy Airport, where 12 refugees were detained Saturday. Celebrities including \u201cSex and the City\u201d actress Cynthia Nixon joined the demonstration. \u201cWhat Donald Trump did in the last 24 hours is disgusting, disgraceful and completely un-American and I\u2019m here in protest,\u201d said protester Pamela French. The agency that runs the airport tried to restore order by shutting down the train that runs to airport terminals. Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, reversed that decision, saying people had a right to protest. \u201cThe people of New York will have their voices heard,\u201d he said in a statement.
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NEWARK, NEW JERSEY
More than 120 people clutching signs denouncing the Trump immigration orders gathered at Newark Liberty International Airport. NorthJersey.com reports that they joined lawyers who\u2019d rushed to the airport to defend the rights of refugees and immigrants who were being detained and denied entry.
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FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA
Dozens of protesters inside Washington Dulles International Airport chanted \u201cLove, Not Hate, Makes America Great\u201d and \u201cSay It Loud, Say it Clear, Muslims Are Welcome Here,\u201d as travelers walked through a terminal to a baggage claim area to collect luggage and greet their loved ones. There was a heavy police presence during the peaceful protest. Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe said during a press conference at Dulles that he has asked Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring to look into \u201call legal remedies\u201d available to help individuals who may be detained in Virginia.
Loudoun Cty Sheriff’s deputies are now helping airport police in crowd control. Police say they don’t know how many demonstrators– \u00ab\u00a0a lot\u00a0\u00bb
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DENVER
Dozens of people converged on Denver International to show their support for refugees. Standing in the main terminal Saturday, they sang \u201cRefugees are welcome here.\u201d Some held signs declaring their identity, such as Jew or Christian, and the phrase \u201cI come in peace.\u201d Denver has some direct international flights but it wasn\u2019t clear whether anyone has been detained under the president\u2019s executive order.
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CHICAGO
A crowd of demonstrators held a rally at O\u2019Hare International Airport. The Chicago Sun-Times reports protesters blocked vehicle traffic to O\u2019Hare\u2019s international terminal for a time. The newspaper says some arriving travelers joined the protest, while others were upset by the demonstrations.
Lawyers working with the International Refugee Assistance Project tell the Chicago Tribune that 17 people who had been detained at O\u2019Hare all released by late Saturday.
Among those released before the federal judge\u2019s order was Hessan Noorian, a suburban Park Ridge resident returning with his family from Iran, the Tribune reported.
Noorian, who is of British and Iranian citizenship and has a green card, was detained at O\u2019Hare after he and his wife, Zahra Amirisefat, a U. S. citizen, arrived from Tehran, the newspaper said.
The couple, who told the Tribune that they work at a community college in the Chicago area, said they were questioned for five hours.
After Noorian was released, his wife told the Tribune: \u201cI can\u2019t believe something like this can happen to someone with a green card.\u201d
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DALLAS
Protesters who gathered at Dallas\/Fort Worth International Airport Saturday evening voiced their displeasure with Mr. Trump\u2019s executive order. The crowd of a few dozen ballooned into hundreds of demonstrators who frequently chanted \u201cSet them free!\u201d At times, cheers erupted from the crowd as those who were detained got released.
Among those still held at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport at midnight Saturday was a 70-year-old Iranian widow, Shahin Hassanpour, whose son said she suffers from high blood pressure and had breast cancer surgery four years ago. She obtained an immigrant visa in November on her son\u2019s petition.
Bahzad Honarjou, a 43-year-old network engineer, said he spoke twice to his mother by phone after her 9 a.m. arrival, but that they hadn\u2019t talked since courts stayed the executive order, meaning she should have been released.
Hundreds of protesters stood in the waiting area and chanted \u201cThis is what democracy looks like.\u201d
Immigration agents were not being very communicative, Honarjou said.
\u201cThey were like a machine when I talked to them today,\u201d he said. His mother only speaks a few words of English and a fellow passenger was translating for her from her native Farsi as no immigration agents spoke the language, he said.
Hassanpour was originally going to be deported on a Sunday flight, she informed her son the first time they spoke.
\u201cShe was about to cry,\u201d he said. \u201cShe is not able to take (tolerate) a 20-hour flight back to Iran.\u201d
Honarjou said he is a U. S. citizen, obtained entry in a lottery, and has been in the country for seven years. Why did he come?
\u201cTo have a better life and to make more money,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd, you know, for the freedom.\u201d
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PORTLAND, OREGON
A protest by several dozen people in and around Portland International Airport briefly disrupted light rail service at the airport. The Oregonian\/OregonLive reports that the demonstrators carried signs and chanted \u201cSay it loud, say it clear, refugees are welcome here\u201d and \u201cNo ban no wall America is for us all.\u201d
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LOS ANGELES
About 300 people expressed their displeasure with the ban at Los Angeles International Airport Saturday night. Protesters entered the airport\u2019s Tom Bradley International Terminal after holding a candlelight vigil.
Avriel Epps held a candle and a large photo a drowned 3-year-old Syrian boy who washed up on a Turkish beach in 2015 and became a haunting symbol of the Syrian refugee crisis.
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SAN FRANCISCO
Hundreds of protesters blocked the street outside at San Francisco International Airport\u2019s international terminal to express their opposition to the barring of some people from Muslim-majority nations.
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SAN DIEGO
As motorists honked their support, demonstrators outside San Diego International Airport chanted \u201cNo hate, no fear, everyone is welcome here.\u201d<\/p>\n

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