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35 breathtaking cartoons in response to Trump's 'Muslim ban'

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In an executive order signed last Friday Donald Trump banned citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the US for at least 90 days.

A federal judge in Brooklyn stayed Trump's executive order with a ruling that prevented the Government from deporting arrivals.

The United States refugee admissions programme was suspended for 120 days and Syrian refugees have been banned indefinitely.

The order also introduces a cap of 50,000 refugees to be accepted in 2017.

Vlogger and business owner Hank Green pledged to spend $5 to the American Civil Liberties Union for every hand-drawn message of support for immigrants, Muslims or refugees:

Hank reports he has so far donated over $6,200.

Some of the entries were breathtaking:

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In addition, cartoonists and artists around the world have been responding to the travel ban.

Here are some of their efforts:

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