Hameed Khalid Darweesh speaks to reporters after being released from his detention at JFK Airport under President's Trump's arriving refugee ban. Darweesh, who is Iraqi and worked as a U.S. Army translator during the invasion of Iraq in 2003, was detained for over 18 hours. A second Iraqi national remained in custody of federal officials as lawyers sought his release.( Kevin C. Downs)
Thousands of protesters block the street at the arrivals area at terminal 4 at JFK to protest Trump's Muslim ban and to show support for people still being held inside the airport and not being allowed to leave to visit or go home to their relatives and friends. John F. Kennedy Airport, Queens. January 28, 2017 (Kevin C. Downs)
Thousands of protesters came to JFK to protest Trump's Muslim ban and to show support for people still being held inside the airport and not being allowed to leave to visit or go home to their relatives and friends. John F. Kennedy Airport, Queens. January 28, 2017