In pictures: Thousands protest against Trump's immigration order

President Trump's order temporarily banning refugees arriving in the United States and barring those arriving from seven Muslim-majority countries caused confusion and panic among travellers, with some turned back from US-bound flights.

Tens of thousands of people rallied in US cities and at airports on Sunday to voice outrage over the executive order. In New York, Washington and Boston, a second wave of demonstrations followed spontaneous rallies that broke out at US airports on Saturday as US Customs and Border Protection agents began enforcing Trump’s directive. The protests spread westward as the day progressed.



Here we look at a series of powerful images of US protests in solidarity with Muslims.

People gather to pray in baggage claim during the protest  at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in Dallas, Texas. PHOTO: REUTERS

Sarah Ijaz joins the "Boston Protest Against Muslim Ban and Anti-Immigration Orders", Boston, Massachusetts. PHOTO: REUTERS

Activists march to the US Capitol to protest in Washington. PHOTO: REUTERS

Women walk by a team of volunteer lawyers in their makeshift office working to assist travelers detained in Terminal 4 at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens. PHOTO: REUTERS

Demonstrators yell slogans outside Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia. PHOTO: REUTERS

A young girl dances with an American flag in baggage claim while women pray behind her at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in Dallas. PHOTO: REUTERS

Demonstrators march and block traffic  outside Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia. PHOTO: REUTERS

Teija age 7, her father is stuck in Iran due to the travel ban, holding a sign during protest at Los Angeles International Airport. PHOTO: REUTERS

Dozens of pro-immigration demonstrators cheer and hold signs as international passengers arrive at Dulles International Airport in Chantilly, Virginia, in suburban Washington. PHOTO: REUTERS

People protest at Detroit Metropoliton Airport in Romulus, Michigan, US. PHOTO: REUTERS

People participate in a protest against Donald Trump's travel ban outside Terminal 4 at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York, US.PHOTO: REUTERS

Fuad Sharef Suleman and his family push their luggages after returning from Cairo to Erbil. PHOTO: REUTERS

Protesters gather outside Terminal 4 at JFK airport in opposition to US president Donald Trump's proposed ban on immigration in Queens, New York City. PHOTO: REUTERS

Activists hold placards outside the US Courthouse where a federal judge issued an emergency stay that temporarily blocks the US government from sending people out of the country after they have landed at a US airport with valid visas, in Brooklyn. PHOTO: REUTERS

A woman greets her mother after she arrived from Dubai on Emirates Flight 203 at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York. PHOTO: REUTERS

The Bay family is reunited after Hamed Bay was separated from other passengers and questioned at Logan Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, US. PHOTO: REUTERS

People participate in a protest outside Terminal 4 at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens. PHOTO: REUTERS

Rosalie Gurna, 9, holds a sign in support of Muslim family members as people protest at the International terminal at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). PHOTO: REUTERS

People gather to protest at O'Hare airport in Chicago. PHOTO: REUTERS

New York City Council Member Carlos Menchaca addresses a crowd during an anti-Donald Trump immigration ban protest outside Terminal 4 at John F. Kennedy International Airport. PHOTO: REUTERS

A passenger waits for his girlfriend, who was born in Iran but holds a Canadian passport and had not been allowed entry to the US after vacationing in Thailand, (L), as an attorney works to help family members of Sarah Saedian, (centre R), both affected by the travel ban at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in Los Angeles. PHOTO: REUTERS

A woman offers pizza to people protesting against the travel ban at Washington Dulles International Airport in Dulles. PHOTO: REUTERS

A woman in an American flag hijab chants with other protesters against the travel ban at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in Dallas. PHOTO: REUTERS

A family waits for someone as protesters gather outside Terminal 4 at JFK airport in opposition to US President Donald Trump's proposed ban on immigration and travel in Queens. PHOTO: REUTERS

A police officer waits in the international arrivals pathway as people gather to protest against the travel ban at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in Dallas. PHOTO: REUTERS

A man yells during a protest against Donald Trump's travel ban outside Terminal 4 at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens. PHOTO: REUTERS