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Scores of people at the Honolulu International Airport held signs to greet travelers and protest President Donald Trump’s executive order to ban immigration from seven predominately Muslim nations.
CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM
Scores of people at the Honolulu International Airport protested President Donald Trump’s executive order to ban immigration from seven predominately Muslim nations.
CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM
Protesters gathered at Honolulu International Airport today to rally against President Donald Trump’s immigration policies.
Around 100 protesters gathered at Honolulu International Airport today in protest of a recent executive order signed by President Donald Trump that banned certain refugees from entering the United States.
Outside the International Arrivals gate, protesters held signs that said “No Ban! All are Welcome” and “Refugees in. Trump out.”
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Trump’s executive order included a 90-day ban on travel to the U.S. by citizens of Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia or Yemen, and a 120-day suspension of the U.S. refugee program.
“No hate. No Fear. Refugees are welcome here,”chanted the dozens of men and women to the arrivals.
Clare Hanusz, former Hawaii chapter chair of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, said she contacted Customs and Border Protection and they reported that no one has been detained in Hawaii or sent back.
“We will take them at their word on that,” she said.
“I’m here as someone who is concerned about immigrants’ rights; someone who is concerned about human rights; someone who is concerned about the constitution and the rule of law,” Hanusz said, “because what is crystal clear is this executive order is both illegal and unconstitutional.”
Today’s demonstration was initiated by a group called the World Can’t Wait. A local group called Hawaii J20, which was formed in response to the Trump administration, also helped organize the event.
100 Snowflakes temporarily leave their Safespace to whine like little step children. Sad.
Tonald Dump is a flup.
TRUMP S**KS !!!!!
yup, if they feel that strongly, tell them to take the refugees in their homes then.
All of the refugees have already been sponsored. All of them.
Ignorance like that shown in the comment is a terrible burden on society.
Learn something today.
some of that sponsor thingy are full of you know what. I’ve relatives working cases where these head to the State’s welfare office.
$20 Trillion Gov. deficit and no one cares, turns a blind eye of what’s happening and today everyone expects the handouts once in the USA even though sponsored. There is a reason why the US has a deficit problem is because of lax politics being PC by both parties. The money bleed/handouts have to be curtailed not only with migrants that arrive legal or non-legal but having better trade deals, bringing back jobs to America the Land that I Love! You put US citizens to work and the Gov. collects more taxes so what’s so hard to not see giving handouts is a lose lose preposition, not only giving services/money to people but the government can’t collect wage taxes them not earning a living working.
You are a clown.
@ Pocho
Agree!
@ localguy
Agree.
Jan 30, 2017
ICE, Border Patrol Joint Statement – Applaud Trump, Now They Can Defend US
http://rickwells.us/ice-border-patrol-joint-statement-applaud-trump-defend-us/
Bingo! They work the borders, they see the problems coming over the border with their hands tied behind their backs.
There were a little over a hundred people from those areas that were detained and questioned out of THOUSANDS. What happened after the detainment has not been stated by the government. Going forward many people traveling to America will be “vetted” creating an unnecessary and time consuming process for workers as well as the people coming to the U.S. If they catch just one who may be the one to create harm to the American people would that be worthwhile. There will always be those who say not.
Is it safer for the American Citizens to have this occur, I believe so. For the outsiders not American Citizens having this happened to you is sad due to all that has happened since 9/11. Our rights and privacy has all been invaded since 9/11. We are being controlled to a great degree cause of 9/11.
People who wants to control the populace knows the importance of controlling the mainstream media. People believe they are the information of truth. What we view as Americans is totally different by people of other nations who are controlled by their mainstream media. CNN is a globalist media and are directed to a global view. Interesting to see movies where characters portraying leaders, viewing CNN for some of their up to date info.
One thing seems out of whack. Appears that mainstream media has more negative critic about President Trump than positive critic. Is the 80/20 rule seems about par, no it is more like 95/5 in favour of negative critic. Is it not about half of the votes came in for both parties separated by a few million people. The half not for Trump, a real representation of how they feel, such that is been played out by the protestors and mainstream media.
One thing is for certain we the American people will know in about 2 years what a great president he is becoming or another one who’s legacy is no where close to their election promises.
@ Bumby
Agree! Excellent moment!
Why don’t these people offer to do community service, maybe go clean up a beach or park.
Come out and say hi to us, if you have the nerve to crawl out from under your mommy’s bed. We’d love to see you face to face.
Two words can invalidate all their silly signs and throw them up in the air: Darn Overpopulation!
So many jerks.
Going thru the courts it seems. But immigration reform is long overdue.
Immigration sucks. The country is full enough!
“ALLAHA” … don’t ever forget your relatives down the line were immigrants in this country at one time … all of us are in that same boat …
I think these protestors need to find something to do with thier lives…. Maybe get a job…
Also, this Hawaii J20 group needs to get a grip. As spoken on your website “Trump and his appointees stand in opposition to the values we embrace as residents of Hawai‘i nei” speak for yourself and don’t speak for all the people in Hawaii.
I support the fact that we need to have a stringent vetting process to screen out potential radical terrorists. If any of these protestors ever have a terrorist ruin their life, I can assure you they’d be singing a different song right now!!!
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I agree. How quickly these protestors and politicians forgot about how some of the 9/11 terrorists casually came into the U.S. for flight school. They need to stop whining and work on our homeless problem.
The question is why arent the countries of 9/11 terrorist Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, and Lebanon on the hit list?
Because Mr. Trump does business there. Only countries in which he has no business interests are on the list.
A cesspool of conflicts.
The founders of our Nation felt our Freedom to Assemble was so important they included it as part of the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. It’s funny that you are telling people just to sit down and shut up. Just accept what is happening no matter how they feel. Then whats the point of living in a country that affords us those rights?
@ superawsomekaratekid
This ban is not a first.
“Past Six Presidents Have All Used Travel Bans”
https://www.google.com/amp/amp.dailycaller.com/2016/06/16/the-past-six-presidents-have-all-used-executive-power-to-block-certain-classes-of-immigrants/?client=safari
Agree! This executive order doesn’t have an affect on any of these protestors and yet they’re out there making a bunch of noise and nonsense. Go home already and be productive citizens or leave the USA if they’re not supportive of our president.
Stop blocking the areas, leave it open for travelers.
“We are a nation of immigrants.. but we are a nation of laws”
“Our nation is rightly disturbed by the large numbers of illegal aliens entering our country…
Illegal immigrants take jobs from citizens or legal immigrants, they impose burdens on our taxpayers…
That is why we are doubling the number of border guards, deporting more illegal immigrants than ever before, cracking down on illegal hiring, barring benefits to illegal aliens, and we will do more to speed the deportation of illegal immigrants arrest for crimes…
It is wrong and ultimately self-defeating for a nation of immigrants to permit the kind of abuse of our immigration laws that has occurred in the last few years.. and we must do more to stop it.”
[Standing Ovation]
-Bill Clinton, State of the Union, 1995
This is the hypocracy of the left. The traitorous MSM is pathetic.
Well stated.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wxMTh_UzHM
a moment in time, an idea to make america great.
Another like!
@ Koa12
KaBoom!
#MASA
MASA? “Make America Suck Again”.
@ HanabataDays
You suck up your hanabata…or you use your sleeve?
WE ARE HEADED IN THAT DIRECTION W/ TRUMP IN THE LEAD … HE’LL TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THAT … HIS IGNORANCE IS SOMETHING TO BE FEARFUL OF
@ Koa – Well played.
While I can appreciate the efforts of the groups, World Can’t Wait and Hawaii J20Has has anyone among them stepped forward and offered to sponsor any refugees? If I recall there was a requirement (at least I remember there was) that an immigrate and/or a refugee required a sponsor. Regardless, this may be the right time to step up and volunteer to be a sponsor. Sponsor would insure that the immigrant or refugee in question fill out the appropriate paper work to be receive into our state including Dept. of Health clearance, accommodate or arrange temporary living quarters, assist in seeking employment, application for citizenship and insuring compliance for same. After all is said an done, the sponsor can be released from responsibility of said immigrant or refugee. I’ll pose same inquiry to John Kelly, Secretary of Homeland Security.
Yes. All refugees who arrive have already been sponsored. All of them.
I’m sure there may be some who want to confirm the exact requirements and will reach out to Homeland Security to confirm that this is being applied to all refugees. Thank You.
Just to clarify, my comment was about having an individual of the aforementioned group(s) stepping forward to sponsor a refugee (one-to-one) vs an agency of our government. Regardless, I will snip tool my original comment and forward to John Kelly for clarification.
Look around guys. Do you see mostly white people living in Hawaii? Most of us living here have descendents that immigrated here that were not white. Do you really think the Donald after disposing of Muslims, Mexicans will think nothing of disposing Asians or anyone else not meeting his criteria of what (white) Americans should look like? Think again. This is just a start of a very slippery slope.
I was eating dinner at restaurant in Kapolei tonight and said to my Caucasian wife “look around us, THIS is America! Isn’t it amazing. We may be the only people in here without ethnic diversity.” If Trump wants to reform immigration laws, fine but it has to be lawful and abide by the constitution. Not led by his arrogance and ignorance.
Thank you.
old surfer, you got to much sand and water in your ears. It’s people like you who divide this nation of ours. but of course that is your whole intent isn’t it?
Brah … l’m a local boy, but have lived in In the mainland; Minnesota, California, North Dakota, and Louisiana. I saw mostly white people. I also have been to/traveled to 35 states and several Asian countries as well….what’s your point?
maybe you should have spent more time in Hawaii
My heart bleeds Hawaiian … to da max!,
I was busy in Vietnam and other places defending our freedom and country!
I was busy in Vietnam and other places defending our freedom and country! … but I’m home in da islands dat I love forever!
imua67, my apologies, I thought I was responding to old surfer. Anyone who served in the military has nothing but my utmost respect, especially Viet Nam vets. Sorry about that. Is that K.S. ’67? I know lot of guys in that class
Snowmantoo …. mahalos , and yes KS67!
And then Trump will go after short people like those from the Philippines. Next fter that will be all the fat people.
Trolling
Hey paranoid liberals, Asians, Hispanics, or anyone else who is focused on killing Americans should be kept out of our country. Don’t use this situation to try to make people think that this is all about some racial, ethnic, or religious discrimination. If any of your family members were ever assaulted, or killed by terrorists I am sure you’d be singing a different tune….
@ oldsurfah
1/30/17, 3:35 AM
Chris Kyle’s Iraqi interpreter: Democrats are using emotion to argue. It’s a weak weapon. pic.twitter.com/aJ2CEcGAaj
#MASA
How ridiculous they are – Many Hawaii people don’t want mainland people, legal foreigners, and Pacific Islanders coming here. They say it is too crowded here, traffic is too congested, there is no affordable housing. Yet these people want to take in refugees.
illegal immigrants have no rights in America. Why don’t you folks who don’t like it emigrate out of here with the rest of those illegal immigrants. Hillary lost get over it, or don’t, you make such fools out of yourselves it’s actually quite comical, all you do goodie white folk.
When the radicals bomb and kill in America, hopefully these are the people and Organizations that the relatives can Sue.
I’m willing to bet that 95 of that 100 didn’t even know what they were protesting about other than that the President is a Republican and their pick didn’t win…
Agree.
They’re probably protesting the fact that the President has enacted a religious test for entry into the United States. And that his incompetence and ignorance resulted in permanent resident aliens being detained at the border. And that Christians seemed to be exempt – oops!
That, plus the fact that he’s a loathsome coward. There’s that too.
It’s also (I’m quite certain for 95% of the 95%)a “selfie” moment. 🙂
Bingo!
“because what is crystal clear is this executive order is both illegal and unconstitutional.” Why didn’t Hanusz state the violation since it is crystal clear? These protestors should be asked that question and I imagine everyone of them don’t know the answer.
The fake media doesn’t mention that its a “temporary” ban, until these people can be properly vetted. They also don’t mention that in 2015 Obama had a 6 month ban on any Iraq citizen coming to America…I didn’t see any liberal protesting that!
Tell that to the people trying to return to their life and work. Tell that to the 79-year-old grandmother stuck for 9 hours at the airport.
This executive order was not well thought out. Sad.
The problems are just starting for Trump. His staff is inexperienced and incompetent, and Trump doesn’t understand or value the law or Constitution. He’s going to find out to his regret that he is not the King, as he was in Trump Tower.
What if it was only a 79-year-old single woman? Why are you discriminating based on martial/familiar status?
The sad fact is that Mr. Trump is a loathsome coward. He’s always been a coward, which is evidenced by the fact that he made up a medical deferment to dodge the draft – and he subsequently could not remember what his medical problem was. So rather than serve, he ran away.
Understanding his remarkable cowardice makes this new evidence of his cowardice less of a shock.
Trump has no idea what he’s doing – absolutely none. And his inexperienced and incompetent staff seems even worse. So having them stumbling into clearly unconstitutional actions is going to happen over and over again. The ACLU and others are going to blanket his administration with law suits every time he soils the Constitution – like he clearly did this time -and protests against him will multiply
Worst President Ever. And he won that awful award in less than two weeks. Great work!
I don’t remember means “None of your Business”. Yes, the ACLU will sue on everything, just like you’ll bad mouth everything about Trump. Obama received a Noble Prize when he didn’t deserve it. Now Trump is the worst President of all time. I’m no Trump lover, but Obama was certainly one of the worse problem. The PROBLEM was that Clinton was a bad candidate. And the Obamas constant yelling and screaming didn’t help. Next time the Democrats need to come up with a better candidate if that is possible and be responsive to the concerns of all Americans, not just liberals.
For all you liberal hypocrites!
https://youtu.be/auZRVqrCLY8
These folks should get a meaningful job or hobby.
Welcoming potential terrorists to Hawaii ?
DUH !!!!
Isolationism is alive and well in Hawaii.
“Silo mentality”…for those who don’t know what a silo is…it’s a bunkered missle launch structure isolated from the rest of the world. You can also use “bunker mentality” and if you disagree…watch out for the retribution! 🙂
Looks like Skeletrump’s sojourn in Castle Orangeskull isn’t beginning well.
Why don’t you guys protest about homelessness or the elimination of local Agriculture in favor of building housing most kamaianas cannot afford? Not having a roof over our heads and the inability to produce our own food is a more pressing issue in Hawaii. Let’s not do a Congresswoman Gabbard and put Syria and her political aspirations over the needs of our state!!!
Take care of our Aina first!
Too much time and money are already spent on homelessness. Of course, the economy as manipulated by the Fed and the greed of the rich have been the problem.
What about petitioning for the elimination of disposable baby diapers? Hello… 🙂
If you ask them what they are protesting, you’ll find they rant and rave in an incoherent manner… loudly repeating the same talking points. Most of them do not know what they are protesting and can not carry on an intelligent 2 way conversation to explain it to you.
I didn’t vote for him, (or her) but have some common sense with your perspective folks, he’s only been in office nine days.
Forcing your young children to participate in your protest is child abuse.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/remembering-executive-order-9066-the-single-act-that-began-internment/ar-AAmpSYh?li=BBnb7Kz
It’s okay. As someone I know once said, it’s gotta get worse before things get better.
The Republic Party has a lot of cracks in it. Donald needs to keep doing what he’s doing, so the cracks get bigger.
We are all watching a historical event happening. Stay tuned. Great tv.
I would bet none of these protestors would welcome any of these immigrants to live in their homes, give them good paying jobs, and take care of them. If you guys are welcoming them, are you willing to support them? Nah, cannot even take care of the local homeless people… not even our veterans who have sacrificed for you…
These people are so ignorant holding up sign like “this nation was built on immigration” While this is true, this was an empty country. But now it is an overcrowded nation and each new immigrant makes it more overcrowded and life miserable -never curs-ed the darn traffic , the high home prices, urban sprawl and loss of nature everywhere?