Trump Immigration Ban Sees Wide Opposition From Entire United States

US President Donald Trump had just signed an executive order that bans Syrians, Somalians, Iranis and other declared nationals to enter the United States. US companies, organisations and European governments have condemned the signing of the ban. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) had received funding from different US companies intent to thwart the implementation of the said order.

In the US, protests jammed airport traffic. A federal judge had blocked the executive order, which had helped give travelers and refugees in US borders a place to stay until the order is denied or implemented. US District Judge Ann Donnelly in New York issued an emergency stay for the affected.

Protesters are still motivated to bring down the decision to sign the executive order -- which intended to suspend the arrival of refugees into the US for at least 120 days. Travelers with visas from the seven Muslim majority countries would be barred entry as the government would declare their visas temporarily invalid for the next three months if the order was completely executed.

Several American companies including Uber rival Lyft had mentioned increasing funding for the ACLU's legal challenge. The ACLU -- aside from fighting against the new immigration ban -- is also fighting to help have two detained Iraqi men released from unlawful detention.