After Donald Trump's executive order banning citizens of Iraq, Iran, Somalia, Yemen, Sudan, and Libya, protests erupted at JFK. The Yemeni community protested by closing the bodegas and held Juma'a (Friday) prayer at Brooklyn's Borough Hall. A federal judge in Washington overturned the Muslim ban as unconstitutional.
Yemeni-Americans protest the Muslim Ban at Brooklyn's Borough Hall, February 2, 2017.
Yemeni-Americans pray at Brooklyn's Borough Hall, February 2, 2017.
Yemeni-Americans pray at Brooklyn's Borough Hall, February 2, 2017.
Yemeni-Americans protest the Muslim Ban at Brooklyn's Borough Hall, February 2, 2017.
Yemeni-Americans protest the Muslim Ban at Brooklyn's Borough Hall, February 2, 2017.
Yemeni-Americans protest the Muslim Ban at Brooklyn's Borough Hall, February 2, 2017.
Yemeni-Americans protest the Muslim Ban at Brooklyn's Borough Hall, February 2, 2017.
Shop owners close a bodega in Washington Heights, February 2, 2017.
A bodega owner speaks to journalists in Washington Heights, February 2, 2017.
A former translator for the American army in Iraq Hameed Darwish speaks to journalists after being detained while Representatives Nydia Velazquez and Jerrold Nadler stand next to him at JFK airport, January 28, 2017.
Protesters at JFK airport, January 28, 2017.
A family waits at JFK airport, January 28, 2017.
A Port Authority police officer wears riot gear at JFK airport, January 28, 2017.
A couple kisses during a protest against the Muslim Ban at Washington Square Park, January 25, 2017.
People gather to demonstrate against the Muslim Ban in Washington Square Park, January 25, 2017.
Juma'a prayer is held at JFK airport, February 3, 2017.