Protests at JFK after refugees detained under Trump’s executive order

Dozens of people from seven predominantly Muslim countries were detained at airports across the country on Saturday, because of President Donald Trump’s travel ban, but immigration attorneys said they were later released after a federal judge temporarily blocked deportations.

The official went on to say that even with the new restrictions and a halt to admissions from a number of countries, the USA will still be more open than any other country.

The men, who had valid USA visas, were Hameed Khalid Darweesh, who once served the Army as an interpreter in Iraq, and Haider Sameer Abdulkhaleq Alshawi. Officially it appears that they can board flights to the U.S. but they may face extra screening or be detained on arrival. Early reports suggest that one person still remained in custody as of Monday morning, and at least two people had been deported back to their home countries of Iran and Sudan.

CNN reported that the White House did not seek review from the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel, but administration officials disputed the account. I was on a security task force that candidate Trump had with Rudy and Mike Mukasey and others and I think they had two meetings.

Under the strict controls, citizens from seven mainly-Muslim nations – Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen – are also banned from the United States for 90 days.

Trump has temporarily suspended the entire U.S. refugee program which applies indefinitely to the resettlement of refugees from war-torn Syria.

He was granted permission to relocate to the USA, but was detained along with another traveler from Iraq after arriving at Kennedy Airport Friday night.

There are many other Muslim-majority countries not targeted.

Hollywood spoke out in fierce opposition today, with organized protests forming at airports including LAX, JFK and Chicago’s O’Hare.

The executive order has been heavily criticised by human rights campaigners who say the ban is against Muslims – but officials deny this. “You see it at the airports, you see it all over”, he added.

“It’s working out very nicely – and we’re going to have a very, very strict ban”.

President Trump said America needed strong borders and extreme vetting.