On February 5, 2017, 2,000 or so people gathered in Columbus Park, close to the Peace Bridge that links Buffalo to Canada, to express their love for and solidarity with their immigrant and refugee neighbors, many of whom feel theatened by the Trump administration’s effort to close US borders to Muslims generally and immigrants from seven contries particularly. Numerous elected officials attended; none spoke, favoring locals with immediate understanding of what the Trump administration’s ban means to themselves and their families. Photos by Alexis Oltmer