Sam Aljundi, 25, of Atlanta joined demonstrators on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2017 at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. They were protesting President Trump's executive orders concerning immigrants and refugees.

Sam Aljundi, 25, of Atlanta joined demonstrators on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2017 at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. They were protesting President Trump's executive orders concerning immigrants and refugees. / On Second Thought

Over the weekend, federal immigration officials detained and later released 11 lawful permanent residents at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. They were returning from a trip to Iran, one of seven predominantly Muslim countries where there is now a three month ban on travel to the United States. That’s the result of an executive order signed by President Trump. We talked with Atlanta immigration attorney Sarah Owings about the impact of the order on Georgia.


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