Thousands flocked to John F. Kennedy International Airport and other airports throughout the country this weekend after President Trump signed an executive order banning passport holders from seven Muslim nations and freezing refugees out for 120 days. The ban included green card holders and refugees in transit to the US when the document was signed, leading to several detainments at airport terminals. By Saturday night, the sidewalk and three stories of a parking garage outside Terminal 4, where two Iraqis had been detained earlier in the day, were flooded with slogans like, "No Ban, No Wall," and "First They Came for the Muslims…and We Said Not This Time Motherfucker."A photo posted by Jamie Hu (@quiversarrow) on
Jan 29, 2017 at 11:30am PST
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After Judge Ann M. Donnelly of the US District Court stayed Trump's executive order, the Department of Homeland Security announced Monday that there are no more detainees at airports as a result of the ban. This is a temporary measure, which the courts will decide at a later date whether to make permanent.In the meantime, permanent residents and immigrants traveling outside of the US remain stranded. Artist Morehshin Allahyari, who was travelling when the order was signed, is among those barred from the US. "i am in Berlin and don't know what the fuck to do. but I will keep you posted," she tweeted Saturday.A photo posted by Dilara O'Neil (@dilaraoneil) on
Jan 29, 2017 at 6:09pm PST
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Salt Lake City artist Hirad Sab was home when the ban was enacted, but his father was home in Iran, planning to return in February, when the ban was enacted. "Looks like it won't happen!" Sab writes on Facebook. "It's a weird situation since none of Muslims who have committed terrorism in US soil were from the seven sanctioned countries. Most were from Saudi and Egypt which are not on the list," he points out.Hu's now-iconic illustration, is among a flurry of original art supporting Muslims like Allahyari and Sab. Check them out below.I want to be back. I want to be in my room in Brooklyn. I want to water my plants.
— موره شین (@morehshin) January 28, 2017
overcome the devils with a thing called LOVE#muslimban #loveALL
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See more of Jamie Hu's work on her website.Related:This Japanese Commercial Is the Trump Meme to End All Trump MemesMuseums Went on Strike for Inauguration Day100 Days of Artistic Resistance Against Trump Begin NowA photo posted by CultureStrike (@culturestrike) on
Jan 30, 2017 at 10:46am PST