SAN RAMON, California — An online protest against Uber continued to gain momentum among Filipinos in the United States following an immigration ban imposed by US President Donald Trump over the weekend.

Critics of the ban deleted the ride-sharing app from their phones as a show of support for the "#DeleteUber" protest.

One protester, Filipino-American Henry , said he opposed Trump's executive order barring immigrants from 7 Muslim-majority countries from entering the States.

Cruz decided to use Uber’s competitor, Lyft, which pledged to donate $1 million over 4 years to the American Civil Liberties Union, whose lawsuit granted emergency stay Saturday preventing the deportation of people with valid visas who have landed in the US.

"I am an immigrant so I need to do my share. So it won't hurt. There's another company that will take me and what goes with what America stands for which is diversity and freedom," Cruz said.

The anti-Uber campaign came after the company continued to send drivers to New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport during a taxi driver’s strike against Trump’s travel ban.

The backlash continued for Uber when its chief executive, Travis Kalanick, accepted a role in Trump’s economic advisory council.

However, not all people against the travel ban joined the Uber protest.

Suzy Calilung Esquierdo, a stay-at-home mother until she started driving an Uber vehicle fairly recently, continued to support the ride-sharing service despite being an opponent of Trump’s travel ban.

"Honestly, I get that it's kind of messed up with the whole immigration ban and all that but I don't really have time to worry about that because it doesn't really affect me or my family . . . I don't agree with what's going on but it's not my decision," she said.

Kalanick is scheduled to meet with Trump on Friday.

In a Facebook post, he promised to speak to the president regarding the effects of the executive orders. Kalanick also said he will set aside a $3-million legal defense fund to help drivers affected by the ban.

This is a move that both Cruz and Esquierdo believe can help ease tensions across the US.

"It's actually a good move, just to show that they are a company that supports immigrants especially here in the San Francisco Bay Area. You would think most of the companies here would support diversity," Cruz said.

Esquierdo added: "Still at the end of the day, he still doesn't make the decision. So him taking the time out to even talk to the president to see maybe if he can find some answers, I think that's a step in the right direction."

Esquierdo emphasized that she has no bad feelings toward anyone who deleted Uber.

"I'm kind of like in the middle. I mean I'm not for or against it. I'm just focusing on what I need to do for me and my family," she said.

Cruz, meanwhile, said that he will be happy to return to Uber if the company made a positive stance against the immigration ban, much like Lyft.

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