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Hundreds in Lincoln protest Trump's immigration ban
- ZACH HAMMACK Lincoln Journal Star
- Jan 30, 2017
- Jan 30, 2017 Updated Feb 6, 2018
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Hundreds gathered for a candlelight vigil opposing President Donald Trump's temporary immigration ban on Sunday in Lincoln.
- AMBER BAESLER, Lincoln Journal Star

Hundreds gathered at the State Capitol Sunday night for a rally and candlelight vigil protesting President Trump's immigration ban.
- TESS WILLIAMS, Journal Star
Jessica Gieseke (center) holds her sign at a candlelight vigil for refugees on Sunday on the north side of the Capitol.
- AMBER BAESLER, Journal Star
Maysoon Shaheen and son Mohammed cheer during a January rally protesting President Trump's executive action. Shaheen is an Iraqi refugee, but her sons were born in America.
- TESS WILLIAMS, Journal Star file photo
Michael A. Castillo pumps his fist during a rally Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017, at the Nebraska State Capitol. Hundreds gathered to protest President Trump's immigration ban and to show support for refugees and immigrants.
- TESS WILLIAMS, Journal Star
Jeannette Eileen Jones speaks outside the State Capitol on Sunday evening. She helped to organize the rally and candlelight vigil to oppose President Trump's immigration ban.
- TESS WILLIAMS, Journal Star
Michael A. Castillo pumps his fist during the rally Sunday night at the State Capitol.
- TESS WILLIAMS, Journal Star
Hundreds gathered outside the State Capitol in January 2017 to protest President Trump's immigration ban and to show support for refugees and immigrants.
- TESS WILLIAMS, Journal Star file photo
Maysoon Shaheen and son Mohammed cheer during the rally protesting President Trump's immigration ban Sunday night at the State Capitol. Shaheen is an Iraqi refugee, but her sons were born in America.
- TESS WILLIAMS, Journal Star
Shirl Mora James, of the Nebraska Dream Alliance, speaks on the State Capitol steps on Sunday evening.
- TESS WILLIAMS, Journal Star
Hundreds gathered at the State Capitol Sunday night for a rally and candlelight vigil protesting President Trump's immigration ban.
- TESS WILLIAMS, Journal Star
Danielle Conrad, executive director of ACLU of Nebraska, holds up a copy of the U.S. constitution during the rally at the State Capitol Sunday.
- TESS WILLIAMS, Journal Star
Shams Al-Badry speaks to a crowd of hundreds that gathered outside the State Capitol Sunday night to protest President Trump's ban on immigration. Al-Badry is a refugee who escaped Iraq with her family in 1993.
- TESS WILLIAMS, Journal Star
Maysoon Shaheen and son Mohammed listen to speakers during the rally protesting President Trump's immigration ban Sunday night at the State Capitol. Shaheen is an Iraqi refugee, but her sons were born in America.
- TESS WILLIAMS, Journal Star
Hundreds gathered at the State Capitol Sunday night for a rally and candlelight vigil protesting President Trump's immigration ban.
- TESS WILLIAMS, Journal Star
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Shams Al-Badry admitted she would never have had the opportunity to stand among hundreds on the north steps of the State Capitol if she had been turned away as a refugee.
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Refugee Rally
- AMBER BAESLER, Journal Star file photo
Marie Gregoire (center) assists Jafar Alzayadi, 9, with his candle at a vigil Jan. 29 on the north side of the Capitol, in response to President Trump's immigration ban on seven Muslim-majority countries. Alzayadi and his brother Sadiq, 7, (right) are the children of Saudi Arabian immigrants.
Refugee Rally
- AMBER BAESLER, Lincoln Journal Star
Hundreds gathered for a candlelight vigil opposing President Donald Trump's temporary immigration ban on Sunday in Lincoln.
Immigration Rally
- TESS WILLIAMS, Journal Star
Michael A. Castillo pumps his fist during a rally Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017, at the Nebraska State Capitol. Hundreds gathered to protest President Trump's immigration ban and to show support for refugees and immigrants.
Immigration Rally
- TESS WILLIAMS, Journal Star
Jeannette Eileen Jones speaks outside the State Capitol on Sunday evening. She helped to organize the rally and candlelight vigil to oppose President Trump's immigration ban.
Immigration Rally
- TESS WILLIAMS, Journal Star
Michael A. Castillo pumps his fist during the rally Sunday night at the State Capitol.
Immigration Rally
- TESS WILLIAMS, Journal Star file photo
Hundreds gathered outside the State Capitol in January 2017 to protest President Trump's immigration ban and to show support for refugees and immigrants.
Immigration Rally
- TESS WILLIAMS, Journal Star
Maysoon Shaheen and son Mohammed cheer during the rally protesting President Trump's immigration ban Sunday night at the State Capitol. Shaheen is an Iraqi refugee, but her sons were born in America.
Immigration Rally
- TESS WILLIAMS, Journal Star
Maysoon Shaheen and son Mohammed listen to speakers during the rally protesting President Trump's immigration ban Sunday night at the State Capitol. Shaheen is an Iraqi refugee, but her sons were born in America.
Immigration Rally
- TESS WILLIAMS, Journal Star
Shirl Mora James, of the Nebraska Dream Alliance, speaks on the State Capitol steps on Sunday evening.
Immigration Rally
- TESS WILLIAMS, Journal Star
Danielle Conrad, executive director of ACLU of Nebraska, holds up a copy of the U.S. constitution during the rally at the State Capitol Sunday.
Immigration Rally
- TESS WILLIAMS, Journal Star
Shams Al-Badry speaks to a crowd of hundreds that gathered outside the State Capitol Sunday night to protest President Trump's ban on immigration. Al-Badry is a refugee who escaped Iraq with her family in 1993.
Immigration Rally
- TESS WILLIAMS, Journal Star file photo
Maysoon Shaheen and son Mohammed cheer during a January rally protesting President Trump's executive action. Shaheen is an Iraqi refugee, but her sons were born in America.
Immigration Rally
- TESS WILLIAMS, Journal Star
Hundreds gathered at the State Capitol Sunday night for a rally and candlelight vigil protesting President Trump's immigration ban.
Immigration Rally
- TESS WILLIAMS, Journal Star
Hundreds gathered at the State Capitol Sunday night for a rally and candlelight vigil protesting President Trump's immigration ban.
Immigration Rally
- TESS WILLIAMS, Journal Star
Hundreds gathered at the State Capitol Sunday night for a rally and candlelight vigil protesting President Trump's immigration ban.
Photos: Immigration rally
See photos from Sunday night's immigration rally in Lincoln.

Refugee Rally
- AMBER BAESLER, Journal Star file photo
Marie Gregoire (center) assists Jafar Alzayadi, 9, with his candle at a vigil Jan. 29 on the north side of the Capitol, in response to President Trump's immigration ban on seven Muslim-majority countries. Alzayadi and his brother Sadiq, 7, (right) are the children of Saudi Arabian immigrants.
Refugee Rally
- AMBER BAESLER, Lincoln Journal Star
Hundreds gathered for a candlelight vigil opposing President Donald Trump's temporary immigration ban on Sunday in Lincoln.
Immigration Rally
- TESS WILLIAMS, Journal Star
Michael A. Castillo pumps his fist during a rally Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017, at the Nebraska State Capitol. Hundreds gathered to protest President Trump's immigration ban and to show support for refugees and immigrants.
Immigration Rally
- TESS WILLIAMS, Journal Star
Jeannette Eileen Jones speaks outside the State Capitol on Sunday evening. She helped to organize the rally and candlelight vigil to oppose President Trump's immigration ban.
Immigration Rally
- TESS WILLIAMS, Journal Star
Michael A. Castillo pumps his fist during the rally Sunday night at the State Capitol.
Immigration Rally
- TESS WILLIAMS, Journal Star file photo
Hundreds gathered outside the State Capitol in January 2017 to protest President Trump's immigration ban and to show support for refugees and immigrants.
Immigration Rally
- TESS WILLIAMS, Journal Star
Maysoon Shaheen and son Mohammed cheer during the rally protesting President Trump's immigration ban Sunday night at the State Capitol. Shaheen is an Iraqi refugee, but her sons were born in America.
Immigration Rally
- TESS WILLIAMS, Journal Star
Maysoon Shaheen and son Mohammed listen to speakers during the rally protesting President Trump's immigration ban Sunday night at the State Capitol. Shaheen is an Iraqi refugee, but her sons were born in America.
Immigration Rally
- TESS WILLIAMS, Journal Star
Shirl Mora James, of the Nebraska Dream Alliance, speaks on the State Capitol steps on Sunday evening.
Immigration Rally
- TESS WILLIAMS, Journal Star
Danielle Conrad, executive director of ACLU of Nebraska, holds up a copy of the U.S. constitution during the rally at the State Capitol Sunday.
Immigration Rally
- TESS WILLIAMS, Journal Star
Shams Al-Badry speaks to a crowd of hundreds that gathered outside the State Capitol Sunday night to protest President Trump's ban on immigration. Al-Badry is a refugee who escaped Iraq with her family in 1993.
Immigration Rally
- TESS WILLIAMS, Journal Star file photo
Maysoon Shaheen and son Mohammed cheer during a January rally protesting President Trump's executive action. Shaheen is an Iraqi refugee, but her sons were born in America.
Immigration Rally
- TESS WILLIAMS, Journal Star
Hundreds gathered at the State Capitol Sunday night for a rally and candlelight vigil protesting President Trump's immigration ban.
Immigration Rally
- TESS WILLIAMS, Journal Star
Hundreds gathered at the State Capitol Sunday night for a rally and candlelight vigil protesting President Trump's immigration ban.
Immigration Rally
- TESS WILLIAMS, Journal Star
Hundreds gathered at the State Capitol Sunday night for a rally and candlelight vigil protesting President Trump's immigration ban.
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Hundreds gathered for a candlelight vigil opposing President Donald Trump's temporary immigration ban on Sunday in Lincoln.
- AMBER BAESLER, Lincoln Journal Star
Hundreds gathered at the State Capitol Sunday night for a rally and candlelight vigil protesting President Trump's immigration ban.
- TESS WILLIAMS, Journal Star
Jessica Gieseke (center) holds her sign at a candlelight vigil for refugees on Sunday on the north side of the Capitol.
- AMBER BAESLER, Journal Star
Maysoon Shaheen and son Mohammed cheer during a January rally protesting President Trump's executive action. Shaheen is an Iraqi refugee, but her sons were born in America.
- TESS WILLIAMS, Journal Star file photo
Michael A. Castillo pumps his fist during a rally Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017, at the Nebraska State Capitol. Hundreds gathered to protest President Trump's immigration ban and to show support for refugees and immigrants.
- TESS WILLIAMS, Journal Star
Jeannette Eileen Jones speaks outside the State Capitol on Sunday evening. She helped to organize the rally and candlelight vigil to oppose President Trump's immigration ban.
- TESS WILLIAMS, Journal Star
Michael A. Castillo pumps his fist during the rally Sunday night at the State Capitol.
- TESS WILLIAMS, Journal Star
Hundreds gathered outside the State Capitol in January 2017 to protest President Trump's immigration ban and to show support for refugees and immigrants.
- TESS WILLIAMS, Journal Star file photo
Maysoon Shaheen and son Mohammed cheer during the rally protesting President Trump's immigration ban Sunday night at the State Capitol. Shaheen is an Iraqi refugee, but her sons were born in America.
- TESS WILLIAMS, Journal Star
Shirl Mora James, of the Nebraska Dream Alliance, speaks on the State Capitol steps on Sunday evening.
- TESS WILLIAMS, Journal Star
Hundreds gathered at the State Capitol Sunday night for a rally and candlelight vigil protesting President Trump's immigration ban.
- TESS WILLIAMS, Journal Star
Danielle Conrad, executive director of ACLU of Nebraska, holds up a copy of the U.S. constitution during the rally at the State Capitol Sunday.
- TESS WILLIAMS, Journal Star
Shams Al-Badry speaks to a crowd of hundreds that gathered outside the State Capitol Sunday night to protest President Trump's ban on immigration. Al-Badry is a refugee who escaped Iraq with her family in 1993.
- TESS WILLIAMS, Journal Star
Maysoon Shaheen and son Mohammed listen to speakers during the rally protesting President Trump's immigration ban Sunday night at the State Capitol. Shaheen is an Iraqi refugee, but her sons were born in America.
- TESS WILLIAMS, Journal Star
Hundreds gathered at the State Capitol Sunday night for a rally and candlelight vigil protesting President Trump's immigration ban.
- TESS WILLIAMS, Journal Star
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