BOSTON — As President Donald Trump’s newly re-instated travel ban went into effect, only two protestors were at Logan to express their disappointment.
The ban was protested by hundreds of people at Logan in January when it was first announced in January, but lawyers in multiple states filed injunctions, and judge’s put the ban on hold. That changed last week when the Supreme Court ruled that parts of the ban were legal, but not everyone agrees.
“We think is not important for national security and is in fact a transgression of people’s rights,” Meredith Reiches, a protestor from Somerville, said.
The ban has already had an impact though. Irdhina Harth said she was held up at customs in Turkey before flying to the United States.
“The process in Turkey was a bit longer because they are just now going through every item in our carry-on luggage,” she said.
Immigration lawyers, including Susan Church who filed the original travel ban injunction, set up a table Logan to help families who might be impacted.
“We’re not expecting what happened last time,” she said.
The lawyers intend to watch closely how this part of the executive order, banning visa applicants from six countries including Syria, Sudan, Somalia, Libya, Iran and Yemen, is implemented.
Massachusetts congressman Bill Keating says the impact should be minimal.
“I think it’ll be noticed but however I don’t think it’s going to be anything we don’t experience in the U.S.,” he said.
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