<p>Protesters gathered in New York City’s Union Square on Thursday, June 29, as President Donald Trump’s travel ban took effect.</p><p>Demonstrators held signs such as “No ban” and “Muslim ban? Hell no,” as seen in this footage.</p><p>The revised policy, which went into effect on Thursday, imposes a 90-day ban on travelers from Iran, Syria, Sudan, Libya, Somalia, and Yemen if they do not have a “bona fide relationship” with a person or entity in the US. The State Department initially said a “parent, spouse, child, adult son or daughter, son-in-law, daughter-in-law or sibling, including step-siblings and other step-family relations” are close family, while “grandparents, grandchildren, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, fiances” and other extended family members were not, Reuters</a> reported.</p><p>The state of Hawaii asked a Honolulu federal judge to clarify the definition of “close family,” according to AP</a>. Journalists reported soon after</a> that the State Department updated it’s definition</a> of “close familial relationship” to include fiances.</p><p>A group of attorneys on Thursday volunteered at New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport to help affected passengers, according to CBS</a>.</p><p>The temporary travel ban was first announced on Jan 27 as a counterterrorism measure. Credit: Instagram/brianmeier via Storyful</p><br />
