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Protestors laid down their signs during their protest at Detroit Metropolitan Airport so that Muslim protestors could kneel and pray.

(Jeena Patel)

When a protest at Detroit Metropolitan Airport against President Trump's immigration ban overlapped with one of the obligatory times in the day for Muslim prayer, protestors shared a gesture of solidarity, caught in this photograph by Sterling Heights resident Jeena Patel.

"Someone came around at 6 p.m. and said, 'Hey look, it's time for their prayer, so we're going to make a circle around them so they can do that with love and protection,' Patel said. "People put down their signs, knowing that the people who would be praying would have to kneel -- so they wouldn't have to do it on the wet concrete. Everyone just quieted down. It was a really moving moment."

Patel said there were about two dozen people who prayed.

"It was a really nice, peaceful protest," she said. "Everyone was there for the right reason. That was definitely the most moving part of the whole thing."

The protest at Detroit Metro Airport was one of several around Michigan this weekend.

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