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.
In Middle East, US travel curbs decried as unjust, insulting
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 ali malik (@imranalimalik_) January 29, 2017
#MuslimBan https://t.co/nKqhP4CANx
— Dhamini (@dhamini) January 29, 2017
https://twitter.com/SjoeW/status/825593327323983873
https://twitter.com/blondeintehran/status/825148640691777539
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
My Iranian-American friend's father is in Iran right now for a visit. He's a green card holder. Under #MuslimBan, he can't come back.
— Sarah Suzuki Harvard (@sarahamyharvard) January 28, 2017
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
https://twitter.com/AthenaKheibari/status/825149800454688768
America didn't turn away my great great grandfather Chaim Katz.
— Seed Oil Drinkers Against JD Vance (@Alex__Katz) January 28, 2017
If we had the fearful, insular #MuslimBan attitude in 1880, we would have. pic.twitter.com/TiBKlNExVM
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
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