Jan 29, 2017 - Politics & Policy

How this weekend's anti-Trump protests looked across America

Sights and sounds from cities across the country, where massive crowds have gathered at airports to demand the release of refugees stranded by President Trump's executive action barring people from seven nations entry to the U.S.

In Boston's Copley Square...

Steven Senne / AP

At the White House...

AP Photo / Alex Brandon

In Philly...

At Battery Park in New York...

Kathy Willens / AP

In Atlanta...

In Phoenix...

And yesterday, including at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago...

Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune via AP

At the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport...

David Joles / Star Tribune via AP

At the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport...

Genna Martin / seattlepi.com via AP

At LAX...

Reed Saxon / AP

At Philadelphia International Airport...

Joseph Kaczmarek / The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP

At Dulles...

.@CoryBooker gives an impromptu speech to protestors at Dulles Airport outside of Washington D.C. pic.twitter.com/KhbeOcbcNi— Axios (@axios) January 29, 2017

The scene at Dulles International Airport outside of Washington, D.C. - from @kimkingsley pic.twitter.com/PKNdoQUBAB— Axios (@axios) January 29, 2017

And at JFK...

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