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US immigration ban: Global criticism builds from Germany to Google

Growing condemnation exposed dividing lines with US allies and wasn't limited to world of politics

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Demonstrators at the concourse of the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport where more than 1,000 people gathered on Saturday to protest the order restricting immigrants’ entry to the US (Photo: AP/PTI)

Shannon PettypieceSteve Geimann
Global opposition to US President Donald Trump intensified on Sunday as world leaders condemned the move to temporarily limit entry from what are predominantly Muslim countries, while Germany pledged to play a bigger role on the international stage.

World leaders including Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticised Trump and said their nations won’t change their immigration policies.

Merkel expressed her concerns about a ban during a call with Trump on Saturday, according to a tweeted statement from spokesman Steffen Seibert. “It is not justified to put people of a particular background or religious belief under general suspicion”