The crowd assembled around a powerful boombox that played upbeat music and quotes from Matin Luther King’s Famous “I have a dream” speech

A diverse group from around the Bryan College Station community appeared Monday evening, bearing signs shaming President Trump for his actions and assuring solidarity for those affected both near and far.

Various signs were displayed Monday evening including many that bared statistics such as the one seen here stating no Americans have been killed by refugees allowed into the country versus stairs.

Many protestors quoted the statue of liberty upon their signs begging the question, has America strayed from its message of welcoming all who seek freedom and relief?

“If you are neutral in situations of injustice you have chosen the side of the oppressor.”

Sophomore nuclear engineering major Mario Mendoza holds up a sign that references a popular scene in the Harry Potter series in which “Dobby”, a house elf, is freed from the oppressive life he was bound to.

Freshmen biomedical Engineering major Abdelrahman Elagami leads a passionate chant that demanded peace and acceptance of people from all walks of life.

Graduate visualization major Leslie Martin blows peaceful bubbles amongst the crowd of protestors Monday night in Rudder Plaza

The Bryan-College Station community showed up by the hundreds to protest the immigration ban with chanting, peaceful assembly and a march across the Texas A&M campus Jan. 30 hoping to have their voices heard.

Amy Smith, Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing and Communications Officer for Texas A&M took center stage Monday night to address the crowd and deliver a Message from President Young that assured that all students of Texas A&M are loved and will be stood by with solidarity throughout the duration of the executive order.

Aryan Safi, a junior civil engineering major, speaks to the crowd and asks Ms. Amy Smith what will The university do in the face of Governor Abbott’s promise to defund sanctuary universities.

After a short period in Rudder Plaza the large crowd began their march towards the heart of campus.

Seen here is a variation of the popular meme “Cash me outside how ’bout dat?!” that has taken off in early months of 2017, made it’s way into the protest via this protestor’s sign.

The march ended at the steps of Evans Library where protestors took time to share stories about their lives and what many of them have been through as refugees or relatives of refugees.

Freshmen international studies major Jakob Jackson and Freshmen engineering major Trevor Lockwood attended the Immigration Ban Protest with his “Make America Great Again” cap donned, many protestors took offense to this but conversations remained rather docile in spite of the tension.

Junior entomology major Anaili Diane Hernandez shares her families story why she feels passionate about taking a stand against the actions of the Trump administration.

Junior political science major Nagaad Tubea also shares her stories with passion before the crowd of hundreds who fell silent to listen.

Monday evening may be an indication that this was the first of many protests to come if more unrest is brought about due to President Trump and his administration’s policies.