Hours before Donald Trump signed executive orders for "new vetting measures" aimed at people from some Muslim-majority countries, dozens of Muslims came together in Manhattan for prayer in a sign of solidarity.
"We will push back with community pressure — with talking to elected [officials,] making sure they're on our side — litigation strategies," said Steven Choi, the executive director of the New York Immigration Coalition.
"We will use every tool in the tool box to push back against these un-American executive orders," Choi continued.
Friday, the Queens-native president signed executive orders to implement what he called "new vetting measures," of Muslim immigrants trying to enter the country, particularly those from some countries with terrorist ties.
Before Trump put his intentions to ink, several immigration and religious groups held a special interfaith rally in Foley Square.
Participants joined in on the "Jummah" prayer and linked arms in a sign of unity with Muslim immigrants and against Islamophobia.
They say the federal government is attacking them.
"We are here to show President Trump that we are not going to cower, and we're not going to run away," one man told the crowd gathered. "We're here to stay and we're here to fight."
"As an American and the grandson of immigrants I am profoundly saddened by the President's Executive Order on immigration," Mayor Bill de Blasio said in a statement. "We must continue to embrace refugees in need who are victims of terror, not terrorists."