Google employees rally in thousands against Trump immigration ban

San Francisco

THOUSANDS of Google employees staged protests on Monday over President Donald Trump's executive order on immigration, revealing rising tension between the technology industry and new administration.

More than two thousand employees of Google parent Alphabet Inc participated across several offices. At Google's Mountain View, California, headquarters, chief executive officer Sundar Pichai and co-founder Sergey Brin - both immigrants - spoke to the crowd, voicing concerns over Mr Trump's order that limits travel to the US from seven Muslim-majority countries. Many tech companies criticised the order, which was signed late on Friday. Mr Pichai sent a note to Google staff that day, saying 187 employees were potentially affected. Google asked those employees overseas to return immediately, pledging to help with the logistics and handle the costs.