Grimes and Sia have both pledged to match donations to organisations who are fighting Trump’s immigration ban.
On Friday, the POTUS signed an order putting a fourth-month hold on allowing anyone into the United States who is from Iraq, Syria, Sudan, Iran, Somalia and Libya. Even those holding valid green cards and visas issued by the US or who have dual citizenship with another country not on the list will not be allowed entry to the country under Trump’s new rule.
The order has caused uproar across the US with protestors descending on major airports such as New York’s JFK airport and O’Hare International in Chicago.
Grimes announced on Twitter that she will match donations given to the Council on American-Islam Relations (CAIR) up to $10,000 (£7,969). Sia, meanwhile, will match donations given to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) up to $100,000 ($79,688).
hey, i’ll match all donations to CAIR up to $10,000. tweet a screencap of your receipt to me <3 anything helps <3 https://t.co/tNaqrxOm7a
— Grimes (@Grimezsz) January 28, 2017
help our queer & immigrant friends. send me your donation receipts for the @aclu & I will match up to $100K https://t.co/P9zVRH0WH0 #RESIST
— sia (@Sia) January 28, 2017
Elsewhere, Rihanna, John Legend, Win Butler and more have spoken out against the order, with Rihanna calling the new US President an “immoral pig”.
