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Widespread protests over Donald Trump's travel ban

Downing Street has rejected calls to axe the state visit planned for Donald Trump following widespread outrage over his travel ban on people from certain countries.

More than one million people have signed a petition stating Mr Trump should not be given a state visit.

The immigration curbs have sparked chaos across the US as travellers were detained at airports and thousands of protesters gathered to campaign against the policy.

Boris Johnson has claimed President Trump's immigration policy is "divisive... discriminatory and wrong", but dismissed claims the US is "hostile" towards foreigners.

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'What Trump did is disgusting and un-American'

Huge numbers of people continue to gather at New York's John F. Kennedy Airport in protest at people being refused entry to the US after Trump's immigration executive order.

One protester outside JFK Airport in New York said she was there to "show support" for the people being detained inside the airport and anyone who "wants to come to America".

She went onto say "what Donald Trump did in the last 24 hours is disgusting, disgraceful and completely un-American".

Surrounded by thousands of other protesters she said "how dare he, how dare he act alone and sign this document to not let these people in our country".

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