Live: Protests Still Ongoing at Major U.S. Cities and Airports After President Trump Travel Ban

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Protests are ongoing at major U.S. airports and cities after President Trump banned travel for 90 days to the countries of Iran, Iraq, Libya, Sudan, Yemen, and Somalia. Read the full Executive Order [gview file=”http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/trump_executive_order_refugee_curbs.pdf” save=”1″] We are curating scenes and accounts from around the nation in the liveblog below: To join the liveblog and leave comments, sign in to the website or create a new account.

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Washington

Closing on the capitol. Still big energy amongst marchers. @wamu885 pic.twitter.com/Q7lAUIk8wN
— Chris Chester (@ChrisBChester) January 29, 2017

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Ban protesters in DC chanted "thank you Canada" as they passed the Canadian Embassy, a friend in the crowd reports.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) January 29, 2017

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@CBP just refused access to four elected representatives
— Sari Long (@Sari_Long) January 29, 2017

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Washington

Rep. Raskin, Connelly, Beyer at Dulles demanding access to Customs over detainees pic.twitter.com/j772vl7Blm
— jasoncherkis (@jasoncherkis) January 29, 2017

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Los Angeles

Protesters at LAX are thanking lawyers who have shown up to offer assistance. pic.twitter.com/Bl0SLENfZX
— Javier Panzar (@jpanzar) January 29, 2017