page_title: Protests against Executive Order 13769
section_title: Detroit
hierarchical_section_title: Protests against Executive Order 13769 / Protests / Detroit
caption_attribution_description: English: Emergency protest against Muslim ban at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport's McNamara Terminal on 29 January 2017.
context_page_description: In January and February 2017, during protests against Executive Order 13769, thousands of people gathered at various airports in the United States and around the world to prevent the returning of refugees and other visitors from seven countries considered unsafe. According to various sources, more than two thousand people were at the protest at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York City with other protests appearing at significant international airports and other important sites around the United States. Protests continued daily and internationally through February 6. Protests also continued after a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order against parts of the travel ban.
context_section_description: People and organizations in Detroit organized a protest on January 29 at the Metropolitan Airport which drew an estimated 2,500 prostestors. Hundreds turned out in protests in the nearby suburbs of Dearborn and Hamtramck, which have significant Muslim American and immigrant populations. Protesters demonstrated as snow fell and the Detroit Free Press reported that their voices "could be above the roar of jet engines." The airport's Authority Public Safety team coordinated with protest organizers to ensure the protest would be safe and that the demonstrators could be heard. No one was arrested.
caption: Protests against Executive Order 13769 at Detroit Metropolitan airport. Banner saying "no ban no wall" can be seen which became a very popular slogan and online hashtag during the protests.
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