Over 600 people protest at Boise Airport to oppose Trump immigration ban

About 600 people gathered at the Boise Airport on Sunday afternoon to protest President Donald Trump’s executive order that barred citizens of select nations from entering the United States. Thousands of people across the country on Saturday night protested at airports where green-card holders were being detained.

The Boise protesters filled the second floor of the airport, wrapping around the rotunda to sing, chant and share stories from refugees. Travelers passing through seemed largely unfazed by the protest, if a little bemused. Some stopped to take photos or videos as they wheeled their luggage past.

There have been no reports of any detainees at the Boise Airport, which is a landing-rights airfield that requires special permission from customs to land any international flights. Currently, the airport does not have any scheduled international flights, and there have been no reports of detainees at other airports whose final destination is Boise.

Rachel Barros-Bailey, who created a Facebook event calling people to protest at the airport, said a local protest is meant as “a symbol of the major airports that would have to use the Muslim ban.” Barros-Bailey said she views Trump’s order, being called a “Muslim ban” by many, as “inhumane and unconstitutional.”

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