President Donald Trump’s order for “extreme vetting” of visitors and legal U.S.residents from seven Muslim-majority countries sparked outrage and protests on Saturday with activists arguing in court to try to block deportations of people stranded in U.S. airports.
The new Republican President on Friday put a four-month holdon allowing refugees into the United States and temporarily barred travelers from Syria and six other countries. Immigration lawyers, activists and Democratic politicians reacted furiously, and many worked to help marooned travelers find a way back home.
In Brooklyn, the American Civil Liberties Union sought to block the order in an emergency hearing, a large crowd chanting “Let them stay, it’s the American way!” outside the courthouse.
