Protesters block LAX traffic, face off with police as they rally against Trump's travel ban
Source: LA Times
Thousands of protesters converged on Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday to condemn President Trumps travel restrictions as attorneys filed court papers on behalf of those who were detained at the airport.
Demonstrators shut down traffic in front of the Tom Bradley International Terminal and faced off with police in riot gear, chanting, Let them in! and Love, not hate, makes America great. After protesters marched around the airport, disrupting traffic, police confined the crowd to the area in front of the Bradley terminal.
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"I am so hurt by this," she said. "He is against freedom of speech and the Constitution and everything I believe in as an American."
She said if Trump's order stands and his wall is built, "what's the difference between us and Syria or Iran or any oppressive government?"
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