Across the United States, people protested the order by President Donald Trump closing the United States to refugees from seven countries: Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen.
Protesters rally against President Trump’s refugee ban at Miami International Airport on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017. President Donald Trump’s immigration order sowed more confusion and outrage across the country Sunday, with travelers detained at airports, panicked families searching for relatives and protesters registering their opposition to the sweeping measure.
(C.M. Guerrero/El Nuevo Herald via AP)
C.M. Guerrero/El Nuevo Herald via AP
A demonstrator wears a Statue of Liberty hat and applauds during a rally against President Trump’s order that restricts travel to the U.S., Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017, in Boston. Trump signed an executive order Friday that bans legal U.S. residents and visa-holders from seven Muslim-majority nations from entering the U.S. for 90 days and puts an indefinite hold on a program resettling Syrian refugees.
(AP Photo/Steven Senne)
AP Photo/Steven Senne
Tristan Houghton protests against President Trump’s refugee ban at Miami International Airport on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017. President Donald Trump’s immigration order sowed more confusion and outrage across the country Sunday, with travelers detained at airports, panicked families searching for relatives and protesters registering their opposition to the sweeping measure.
(C.M. Guerrero/El Nuevo Herald via AP)
C.M. Guerrero/El Nuevo Herald via AP
Stephanie Hartley-Bah and her son Jah’kier Hartley, 7, both of Bear, Del., listen during a protest of President Donald Trump’s travel ban on refugees and citizens of seven Muslim-majority nations, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017, at Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia.
(AP Photo/Corey Perrine)
AP Photo/Corey Perrine
Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg, center, right, poses for a picture with Hanin Abdulhafid, left, and her husband Ashraf Abdurhafid, holding their son Abraham Hanin, all of Libya, during a rally to allow refugees at Sacramento International Airport in Sacramento, Calif., Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017.
(Renee C. Byer/The Sacramento Bee via AP)
Renee C. Byer/The Sacramento Bee via AP
Protesters rally against President Trump’s refugee ban at Miami International Airport on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017.President Donald Trump’s immigration order sowed more confusion and outrage across the country Sunday, with travelers detained at airports, panicked families searching for relatives and protesters registering their opposition to the sweeping measure.
(C.M. Guerrero/El Nuevo Herald via AP)
C.M. Guerrero/El Nuevo Herald via AP
Izzy Berdan, of Boston, center, wears an American flags as he raises his arm and chants slogans with other demonstrators during a rally against President Trump’s order that restricts travel to the U.S., Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017, in Boston. Trump signed an executive order Friday that bans legal U.S. residents and visa-holders from seven Muslim-majority nations from entering the U.S. for 90 days and puts an indefinite hold on a program resettling Syrian refugees.
(AP Photo/Steven Senne)
AP Photo/Steven Senne
Protesters show their support during a rally to allow refugees at Sacramento International Airport in Sacramento, Calif., Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017.
(Renee C. Byer/The Sacramento Bee via AP)
Virginia governor Terry McAuliffe arrives at Dulles amid protesters of refugee ban. (WTOP/Dick Uliano)
(Renee C. Byer/The Sacramento Bee via AP)
Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe called President Donald Trump’s action “discriminatory,” saying it will “breed hatred toward Americans around the globe.”
(Courtesy Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe via Twitter)
Courtesy Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe via Twitter
Watch NBC Washington’s coverage of the protests at Dulles International Airport.
(Courtesy Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe via Twitter)
Protesters assemble at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017 after earlier in the day two Iraqi refugees were detained while trying to enter the country. On Friday, Jan. 27, President Donald Trump signed an executive order suspending all immigration from countries with terrorism concerns for 90 days. Countries included in the ban are Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen, which are all Muslim-majority nations.
(AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
AP Photo/Craig Ruttle
Protesters assemble at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017, after earlier in the day two Iraqi refugees were detained while trying to enter the country. On Friday, Jan. 27, President Donald Trump signed an executive order suspending all immigration from countries with terrorism concerns for 90 days. Countries included in the ban are Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen, which are all Muslim-majority nations.
(AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
AP Photo/Craig Ruttle
Immigrants, civil rights supporters, auto union members and immigrant rights advocates participate in a immigrant rights rally at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017. Participants called on lawmakers to resist possible new immigration regulations that might be proposed by the Trump Administration.
(AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis
Protesters shout slogans during a rally against President Donald Trump’s order cracking down on immigrants living in the US at Washington Square Park in New York, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017.
(AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
AP Photo/Andres Kudacki
Jessica Rodriguez, left, with her daughters, Jennifer, 8, center and Jocelynn, 6, attend a news conference in Albuquerque, N.M., Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017, where activists denounced President Donald Trump’s executive actions on immigration. Many U.S. Muslim and Latino advocates have been speaking out and preparing lawsuits against executive actions taken by President Donald Trump to build a Mexican border wall and strip funding for immigrant protecting sanctuary cities, as well as anticipated orders to restrict refugees.
(AP Photo/Russell Contreras)
AP Photo/Russell Contreras
Protester Gregory Saint-Jean holds a sign during a rally against President Donald Trump’s executive order on Muslim immigration, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2017, in downtown Miami. Protesters manifested their opposition to Trump’s executive order restricting immigration from some Middle Eastern and African countries.
(AP Photo/Alan Diaz)
AP Photo/Alan Diaz
Maria Martinez, of Detroit, holds onto an American flag during a Michigan United press conference at its Detroit headquarters Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, which called for protection of immigrant and Muslim community members after comments and actions made by President Donald Trump.
(Tanya Moutzalias /The Ann Arbor News via AP)
Tanya Moutzalias /The Ann Arbor News via AP
Protesters assemble at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017 after two Iraqi refugees were detained while trying to enter the country. On Friday, Jan. 27, President Donald Trump signed an executive order suspending all immigration from countries with terrorism concerns for 90 days. Countries included in the ban are Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen, which are all Muslim-majority nations.
(AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
AP Photo/Craig Ruttle
Protesters assemble at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017 after two Iraqi refugees were detained while trying to enter the country. On Friday, Jan. 27, President Donald Trump signed an executive order suspending all immigration from countries with terrorism concerns for 90 days. Countries included in the ban are Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen, which are all Muslim-majority nations.
(AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
AP Photo/Craig Ruttle
Protesters gather at Dulles International Airport on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017, following President Donald Trump’s policy that would suspend the nation’s refugee program for four months and indefinitely bar Syrians from entering the country.
(WTOP/Dick Uliano)
WTOP/Dick Uliano
People with luggage walk past protesters assembled at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017 after two Iraqi refugees were detained while trying to enter the country. On Friday, Jan. 27, President Donald Trump signed an executive order suspending all immigration from countries with terrorism concerns for 90 days. Countries included in the ban are Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen, which are all Muslim-majority nations.
(AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
AP Photo/Craig Ruttle
Protesters assemble at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017 after two Iraqi refugees were detained while trying to enter the country. On Friday, Jan. 27, President Donald Trump signed an executive order suspending all immigration from countries with terrorism concerns for 90 days. Countries included in the ban are Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen, which are all Muslim-majority nations.
(AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
AP Photo/Craig Ruttle
Protesters assemble at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017 after two Iraqi refugees were detained while trying to enter the country. On Friday, Jan. 27, President Donald Trump signed an executive order suspending all immigration from countries with terrorism concerns for 90 days. Countries included in the ban are Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen, which are all Muslim-majority nations.
(AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
AP Photo/Craig Ruttle
Protesters assemble at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017 after two Iraqi refugees were detained while trying to enter the country. On Friday, Jan. 27, President Donald Trump signed an executive order suspending all immigration from countries with terrorism concerns for 90 days. Countries included in the ban are Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen, which are all Muslim-majority nations.
(AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
AP Photo/Craig Ruttle
Protesters assemble at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017 after two Iraqi refugees were detained while trying to enter the country. On Friday, Jan. 27, President Donald Trump signed an executive order suspending all immigration from countries with terrorism concerns for 90 days. Countries included in the ban are Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen, which are all Muslim-majority nations.
(AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
AP Photo/Craig Ruttle
Protesters assemble at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017 after two Iraqi refugees were detained while trying to enter the country. On Friday, Jan. 27, President Donald Trump signed an executive order suspending all immigration from countries with terrorism concerns for 90 days. Countries included in the ban are Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen, which are all Muslim-majority nations.
(AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
AP Photo/Craig Ruttle
Protesters assemble at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017 after two Iraqi refugees were detained while trying to enter the country. On Friday, Jan. 27, President Donald Trump signed an executive order suspending all immigration from countries with terrorism concerns for 90 days. Countries included in the ban are Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen, which are all Muslim-majority nations.
(AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
AP Photo/Craig Ruttle
A protester raises her fist and shouts as she joins others assembled at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017 after two Iraqi refugees were detained while trying to enter the country. On Friday, Jan. 27, President Donald Trump signed an executive order suspending all immigration from countries with terrorism concerns for 90 days. Countries included in the ban are Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen, which are all Muslim-majority nations.
(AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
WASHINGTON — Across the United States, people protested the order by President Donald Trump closing the United States to refugees from seven countries: Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen.
Protesters took to airports in New York and Virginia. Here are some photos from the protests.
Abigail Constantino started her journalism career writing for a local newspaper in Fairfax County, Virginia. She is a graduate of American University and The George Washington University.
