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Protests continue at JFK airport

Protests against the Muslim ban continued at JFK airport on Monday.

Countries subjecting to the ban are Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen, which are “countries with terrorism concerns” as were called by Trump.

Because of the ban, 48 were detained at the JFK airport on Sunday.

The protesters chanted the slogan “No wall, no ban, New York City is for all” and held up signs reading “No racism”. Some believe the ban is prejudiced, because not all Muslims are terrorists.

“Some of my friends may be Catholics or Christians or whatever maybe, it doesn’t matter what you believe. It’s New York, everyone wants the same thing. We love our families, our neighbours and we just want to be happy and secure in life,” said one protester.

“Muslim ban is not good, it is not good. Why have Muslim ban? Not every Muslim people is a terrorist, no. There’re bad people. Muslim people, Christian people and Buddhist people, every people have bad people. Not all people are terrorists. Muslim is very peaceful,” said a taxi driver.

Some protesters said the decision has ignored human rights and some staunch supporters of Trump feel disappointed.

“We feel and regard that the decisions Mr. Trump take, I think is a discrimination. We feel like a citizen of second class. We think this government has started to take human rights away slowly,” said another protester.

“To last week, it was a free country. Now, it is not a free country. Everything has changed. I was happy for Trump seriously, I was in his side. I am not with the Clinton. I do not know why he changed that much and do what he [wants to] do,” said a protester.