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Updates: Release of Detainees and Reaction to Trump’s Travel Ban Live: Reaction to Trump’s Travel Ban
(35 minutes later)
• A federal judge partly blocked President Trump’s ban on refugees and other foreign nationals who are being held at American airports. • A federal judge blocked the part of President Trump’s ban that covers refugees and other foreign nationals who are being held at American airports.
• Protests against the ban are planned across the country today.
• More detained travelers have been released from Kennedy Airport.
• An Olympic gold medalist speaks out against Mr. Trump’s policy.
• The White House seemed to changed course and said that green card holders will not be barred.• The White House seemed to changed course and said that green card holders will not be barred.
There are protests against the ban planned at airports and town squares across the country today. Here’s a roundup of some of the ones in bigger cities, via thinkprogress.org. All times are local: • Protests against the ban continue across the country today.
• New York: Battery Park, 2 to 5 p.m. There are protests against the ban at more than 40 airports and town squares across the country today. They include the following — all times are local:
• Louisville, Ky.: Senator Mitch McConnell’s office, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. •
• Boston: Copley Square, 1 to 3 p.m.• Boston: Copley Square, 1 to 3 p.m.
• Houston: Discovery Green, 1 to 4 p.m. • Miami: International Airport, 1 to 3 p.m.
• New York: Battery Park, 2 to 5 p.m.
• Philadelphia: International Airport, Terminal A West (Arrivals), 2 to 4 p.m.• Philadelphia: International Airport, Terminal A West (Arrivals), 2 to 4 p.m.
• Houston: Discovery Green, 1 to 4 p.m.
• Detroit: Hamtramck City Hall, 3 p.m.; international arrivals section of the McNamara Terminal of Detroit Metropolitan Airport, 4 to 6 p.m.• Detroit: Hamtramck City Hall, 3 p.m.; international arrivals section of the McNamara Terminal of Detroit Metropolitan Airport, 4 to 6 p.m.
• Los Angeles: Los Angeles International Airport, Tom Bradley International Terminal, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.• Los Angeles: Los Angeles International Airport, Tom Bradley International Terminal, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
• Atlanta: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Airport, 4 to 6 p.m.• Atlanta: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Airport, 4 to 6 p.m.
Travelers being held at Kennedy Airport continued to be released on Sunday. A New York City congressman, Hakeem Jeffries, said this morning that at least seven people were still being held. Travelers being held at Kennedy Airport continued to be released on Sunday.
A reporter for @Mic, Jack Smith IV, posted videos on Twitter of families being reunited. Around noon, a 76-year-old Sudanese man, Yassin Abdelrhman, was embraced by his son, Mohammed Suliman, 37 to cheers from onlookers that include a scrum of pro bono lawyers.
Mr. Suliman, a British citizen, had traveled to Sudan to bring his father to the United States, but while Mr. Suliman was allowed to enter the country, his father had been detained since 8 a.m. Saturday. Mr. Suliman said his father had a green card, and on Sunday, the White House said it would allow in travelers from restricted countries who have green cards.
“I am so tired,” Mr. Suliman said. “It has been a long journey.” His father did not speak.
A New York City congressman, Hakeem Jeffires, said that at least seven people were still being held at Kennedy Airport. — RUTH BASHINSKY
Mo Farah, the Olympic gold-medal runner who was born in Somalia, grew up in Britain and has lived in the United States for six years, took to Facebook to criticize the president’s ban:Mo Farah, the Olympic gold-medal runner who was born in Somalia, grew up in Britain and has lived in the United States for six years, took to Facebook to criticize the president’s ban:
“On 1st January this year, Her Majesty The Queen made me a Knight of the Realm,” he wrote. “On 27th January, President Donald Trump seems to have made me an alien.”“On 1st January this year, Her Majesty The Queen made me a Knight of the Realm,” he wrote. “On 27th January, President Donald Trump seems to have made me an alien.”
Mr. Farah, who won gold medals at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics in the 5,000 and 10,000 meters, and who lives in Oregon, continued:Mr. Farah, who won gold medals at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics in the 5,000 and 10,000 meters, and who lives in Oregon, continued:
The president’s executive order bars visitors from seven predominantly Muslim countries, including Somalia. It is unclear whether the travel ban applies to Mr. Farah.The president’s executive order bars visitors from seven predominantly Muslim countries, including Somalia. It is unclear whether the travel ban applies to Mr. Farah.
The ban could have a major effect on international sports.The ban could have a major effect on international sports.
The ride-hailing app Uber on Saturday was drawn into the conflict over Mr. Trump’s executive order after the company told its customers that surge pricing had been turned off at Kennedy Airport, where protesters had gathered.The ride-hailing app Uber on Saturday was drawn into the conflict over Mr. Trump’s executive order after the company told its customers that surge pricing had been turned off at Kennedy Airport, where protesters had gathered.
Some interpreted the alert, which was issued over the company’s Twitter account, as an attempt to attract business after the New York Taxi Workers’ Alliance announced a one-hour work stoppage to protest Mr. Trump’s order.Some interpreted the alert, which was issued over the company’s Twitter account, as an attempt to attract business after the New York Taxi Workers’ Alliance announced a one-hour work stoppage to protest Mr. Trump’s order.
Uber quickly clarified, saying that the announcement was not meant to affect the strike. In a statement, the company’s chief executive, Travis Kalanick, said that drivers outside the United States affected by the ban would be compensated by Uber for three months. The statement did not specify what that compensation would be.Uber quickly clarified, saying that the announcement was not meant to affect the strike. In a statement, the company’s chief executive, Travis Kalanick, said that drivers outside the United States affected by the ban would be compensated by Uber for three months. The statement did not specify what that compensation would be.
Despite Mr. Kalanick’s efforts, however, the battle lines had already been drawn. A social media campaign calling for users to delete the Uber app from their cellphones was soon underway.Despite Mr. Kalanick’s efforts, however, the battle lines had already been drawn. A social media campaign calling for users to delete the Uber app from their cellphones was soon underway.
Using the hashtag #deleteuber, Twitter users posted screenshots of their phones as they deleted their apps. By Sunday, Uber’s competitor Lyft, perhaps sensing an opportunity, announced in a letter to customers that it had donated $1 million to the American Civil Liberties Union.Using the hashtag #deleteuber, Twitter users posted screenshots of their phones as they deleted their apps. By Sunday, Uber’s competitor Lyft, perhaps sensing an opportunity, announced in a letter to customers that it had donated $1 million to the American Civil Liberties Union.
And even as Uber said it was not responding to the move by taxi drivers, some came to the company’s defense. Roger Stone, a longtime Republican operative and a political adviser to Mr. Trump, posted on Twitter in support of Uber, calling the protests “manufactured outrage.”And even as Uber said it was not responding to the move by taxi drivers, some came to the company’s defense. Roger Stone, a longtime Republican operative and a political adviser to Mr. Trump, posted on Twitter in support of Uber, calling the protests “manufactured outrage.”
A group of five Iranians being held at Kennedy Airport have told family members that the federal authorities were planning to put them on a 1:30 p.m. flight back to Turkey, their lawyer said. — JONAH ENGEL BROMWICH
The lawyer, Melanie Zuch of the Urban Justice Center, said the plan violated a federal judge’s order blocking deportations. The five Iranians have a mix of student and visitor visas, Ms. Zuch said.
Ms. Zuch said lawyers had filed motions to stop the Iranians from being deported. “They should absolutely be affected by the stay,” Ms. Zuch said, referring to the judge’s order. “That’s why it is so troubling that this conversation is still going on.”
A sixth Iranian who arrived on the same flight, a green card holder, has been released from Customs and Border Protection custody, Ms. Zuch said.
Ms. Zuch and other lawyers said they were hearing reports of detainees being asked to sign documents without access to a lawyer or an interpreter, possibly waiving their request for admission into the United States and easing the federal authorities’ efforts to put them onto planes.
On Sunday morning, she said there were dozens of lawyers in the arrivals section, looking for family members of detainees and offering legal help.
But, she said, “if they don’t have family members waiting, we don’t have a way of knowing they’re there.”
The president took to Twitter this morning to justify his order giving priority to Christian refugees from mostly Muslim countries. That provision has been criticized from across the religious spectrum, including by Christian leaders.The president took to Twitter this morning to justify his order giving priority to Christian refugees from mostly Muslim countries. That provision has been criticized from across the religious spectrum, including by Christian leaders.