Twitterati use #MuslimBan to share anecdotes as Trump's order takes effect

People the world over have been sharing powerful anecdotes in the wake of President Donald Trump signing an order regulating the entry of refugees and migrants from many Muslim-majority states.

The initiative suspends the nation's refugee admissions programme for 120 days and restricts citizens of Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen from entering America. The move, implemented immediately by authorities, precipitated large protests across major airports nationwide.



The initiative has stoked a political storm. The ensuing mobilisation against the order could herald a protracted battle shaping up between migrant advocates and the Trump administration.

While a federal judge has blocked part of the temporary immigration ban, the issue may end up before Supreme Court, which has not ruled on a similar issue since the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act.

Here's how people have been reacting on Twitter using the hashtag #MuslimBan to share anecdotes about how the move has impacted them.

There are at least 6 people, maybe more, detained by customs and border patrol. #SFO #SFOprotest #MuslimBan pic.twitter.com/K43d4IyiEG

— imran (@imranalimalik_) January 29, 2017

#MuslimBan https://t.co/nKqhP4CANx

— Dhamini (@dhamini) January 29, 2017

https://twitter.com/SjoeW/status/825593327323983873

Thanks @realDonaldTrump You've protected the Homeland by banning my Mother-In-Law and her Persian casseroles. Nice work. SAD! #MuslimBan

— Deborah Britton Nabi (@blondeintehran) January 28, 2017

https://twitter.com/ProfStiff/status/825150907096641536

My wife is a math prof. Her dept was recruiting a talented student from Iran. It appears that he will now not be able to come. #MuslimBan

— JPC (@jp_cane) January 27, 2017

https://twitter.com/amyharvard_/status/825152624005615616

https://twitter.com/Cuda1297/status/825158973976346624

My Muslim, immigrant father created hundreds, if not thousands, of jobs in the US. The #MuslimBan is pointless, dangerous, and un-American. pic.twitter.com/X2GcvIoKsB

— Sanaa Himani (@sanaahimani) January 28, 2017

https://twitter.com/hussain_asaad/status/825157874624163841

My grandfather was an Estonian refugee and proud American—If he were alive I know he would share the anger and shame I feel today #MuslimBan pic.twitter.com/SG8JfogYKO

— Leah Thompson (@leahvivi) January 28, 2017

I can't imagine my childhood without my great #Iranian friend, Sam. He and his family came after the fall of the Shah. #MuslimBan

— David J. Kordsmeier 🟧 ☮️ ✪ (コーズマイヤ) (@dkords) January 28, 2017

My cousin from #Iran won't be moving to the US to finish her chemistry degree now. Thanks #MuslimBan 🖕🏽

— Athena Kheibari (@AthenaKheibari) January 28, 2017

America didn't turn away my great great grandfather Chaim Katz.

If we had the fearful, insular #MuslimBan attitude in 1880, we would have. pic.twitter.com/TiBKlNExVM

— DARK BRANDON RISING (@Alex__Katz) January 28, 2017

My family left #Iran to escape religious extremism & war. That #America welcomed us. This #America would shut us out.#MuslimBan @NIACouncil

— Farnaz Fassihi (@farnazfassihi) January 28, 2017

Please resist and say no to the #MuslimBan it is discriminatory and inhumane. Many of us contribute as former refugees to our new home. pic.twitter.com/ZwN0LeQALt

— Rajoweyn (@AshaMNoor) January 28, 2017

Here's my grandmother's passport. She couldn't bring my grandfather, so she chose to stay. Note the swastika. https://t.co/wr1b9sdElj pic.twitter.com/1fsLDrHjSn

— Nick Baumann (@NickBaumann) January 28, 2017

https://twitter.com/gabydunn/status/825197770621362176