Second day of protests breaks out against Trump’s immigration order

by Rebecca Savransky - 01/29/17 2:22 PM ET

Protests broke out Sunday across the country following President Trump’s sweeping executive order barring refugees and people from seven majority-Muslim countries from entering the country for set periods of time.

Lawmakers on Sunday joined thousands of people who gathered in several states to protest the president’s order.

Thousands of people gathered Sunday in Boston’s Copley Square to protest the immigration ban, according to USA Today.

Protesters were joined by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), along with other Massachusetts lawmakers such as Boston Mayor Marty Walsh and Sen. Ed Markey (D).

Proud to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Mayor @marty_walsh, @SenMarkey, @CAIRMass & 20k+ people in Boston today to say #NoBanNoWall. pic.twitter.com/Uar90gJOa7

— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) January 29, 2017

Crowd of demonstrators gathering in Boston’s Copley Square pic.twitter.com/9Yjew0QPQU

— Evan McMurry (@evanmcmurry) January 29, 2017

{mosads}People also came out in New York City on Sunday afternoon to protest in Battery Park. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) tweeted that he was heading to there to “protest these awful actions.”

I’m heading to Battery Park to protest these awful actions. See you there. #MuslimBan #BatteryPark #NoBanNoWall

— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) January 29, 2017

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) also said she would stand with the thousands of “concerned New Yorkers to protect Trump’s shameful executive order.”

Today at 2pm in Battery Park, I’ll stand with thousands of concerned New Yorkers to protest Trump’s shameful executive order.

— Kirsten Gillibrand (@SenGillibrand) January 29, 2017

In Washington, D.C., lawmakers joined protesters at the White House to stand up against the order, with newly elected Sens. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) spotted in the crowd.

Newly elected @SenCortezMasto and @KamalaHarris are at the White House protest against hothead #MuslimBan. #NoBanNoWall pic.twitter.com/UIkgd5yy6s

— Alice Ollstein (@AliceOllstein) January 29, 2017

Thousands turning out to protest at the White House. Proud! pic via @bmcushing pic.twitter.com/YJl6QgvzlK

— Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) January 29, 2017

Together we can fight for and win back our democracy. Join us at the White House at 1pm to protest the #MuslimBan. Let’s raise our voices.

— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) January 29, 2017

Protests are also scheduled throughout the day in Philadelphia, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Seattle and Chicago, according to CNN.

The president on Friday signed an executive order that bars Syrian refugees indefinitely and halts the country’s refugee resettlement program for four months.

It also denies entry for 90 days to people from seven majority-Muslim countries: Iran, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Somalia, Sudan and Libya.

Protests broke out Saturday at airports across the country against the immigration ban, with people urging the country to be welcoming to immigrants and refugees, and lawyers flocking to offer aid to detained people.

A federal judge in New York on Saturday night granted an emergency stay temporarily halting the removal of people detained following Trump’s order.

The move appears to mark the first successful legal challenge to the Trump administration and affects those who have arrived in the U.S. with previously approved refugee applications or were in transit with valid visas. Similar rulings were later issued in Virginia, Massachusetts and Washington state.

Schumer on Sunday said Democrats are considering legislation to overturn the president’s actions.

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