Confusion, Protests Over President Trump's Immigration Order

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Michael Krasny

Jan 30, 2017 at

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Protesters sit in the international terminal at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, California on January 29, 2017. (Photo: Josh Edelson / Getty Images)

President Donald Trump’s sweeping executive order on immigration sparked protests at San Francisco International Airport and around the country this weekend. We’ll get the latest on the legal battle over the order, which suspended immigration from seven predominantly Muslim countries and hear from local people affected by the bans.

Guests:

Alan Gomez, immigration reporter, USA Today

Zahra Billoo, executive director, The Council on American-Islamic Relations San Francisco Bay Area

Jennifer Change Newell, senior staff attorney, Immigrants; Rights Project, ACLU

Anonymous, Bay Area-based academic

Siavash Saadlou, graduate student, St. Mary's College

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