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A protestor burned a poster depicting U.S. President Donald Trump during a rally outside the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia.

JAKARTA, Indonesia >> Indonesian and Filipino students on Saturday protested President Donald Trump’s immigration policy outside the U.S. embassies in their capitals.

In Jakarta, dozens of students and activists from several rights groups called on the Indonesian government and the international community to help stop Trump’s order that temporarily banned travelers from seven predominantly Muslim countries. They do not include Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim nation, and the Philippines, a key U.S. ally.

However, Indonesia is home to nearly 14,000 refugees seeking resettlement in third countries, and Trump’s ban will significantly impact their chances of going to the U.S., said rights activist Veronica Koman, who organized the protest.

A U.S. judge today imposed a nationwide hold on Trump’s ban on travelers and immigrants from Iran, Iraq, Syria, Sudan, Somalia, Libya and Yemen, siding with two states that had challenged the executive order that has launched legal battles across the country.

“We are here to protest Trump’s xenophobic and Islamophobia policies,” Koman said.

Protesters waved banners such as “I’m angry with Trump” and “No ban, no wall.”

“Actually this is not only for Muslims but this is war against humanity because the immigrants or refugees around the world, not only from Muslim countries, don’t have to be treated like this,” said activist Filza Inanuma. “Everybody should have rights to go everywhere they want for their protection, for their life.”

A similar rally was held outside the seaside U.S. Embassy in the Philippine capital, Manila, where protesters burned a portrait of Trump. No violence was reported.

4 responses to “Indonesians, Filipinos protest Trump’s immigration policy”

  1. residenttaxpayer says:

    Fliza Inanuma . “Everybody should have rights to go everywhere they want for their protection, for their life.”……so they believe they have a right to immigrate to the US?…yeah right….

  2. Ronin006 says:

    Why do foreigners believe they have a RIGHT to immigrate to the United States? Second question: Why do liberals in the United States believe foreigners have a right to immigrate here?

  3. sailfish1 says:

    Pure nonsense – Nobody has the right to immigrate anywhere they want to. They have a right to apply and go through the legal process, that’s all. Indonesia and the Philippines also has rules about foreigners moving to their countries – people cannot just move there and live there.

  4. samidunn says:

    Wonder what their immigration policies are?

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