Starbucks condemns Donald Trump and vows to hire 10,000 refugees as direct response to his ban

Starbucks has unveiled plans to hire 10,000 refugees as a direct response to Donald Trump 's ban on immigration. The US President has stood firm over his ban on immigration from seven countries despite court rulings and mass protests against it.

Following the ban, Starbucks announced its plan to hire 10,000 refugees over the next five years.

CEO Howard Schultz outlined company-wide policies it would implement in response to the new administration.

In a statement, he wrote: “There are more than 65 million citizens of the world recognised as refugees by the United Nations, and we are developing plans to hire 10,000 of them over five years in the 75 countries around the world where Starbucks does business.”

It came as Hollywood, the church and millions of Americans declared war on the President as they rallied against his orders.

At the 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday night winning stars delivered speech after speech against the US leaders actions.

A-listers including Ashton Kutcher and The Crown star John Lithgow were united in channelling the worldwide demonstrations sparked by Trump’s immigration ban.

Veep star Julia Louis-Dreyfus told of her personal struggle as the daughter of an immigrant who fled religious persecution in Nazi-occupied France.

“Because I love this country, I am horrified by its blemishes,” she said.

“And this immigrant ban is a blemish, and it is un-American.”

The Netflix series “Orange Is the New Black” won the best ensemble in a comedy series with star Taylor Schilling accepting the award before delivering a fiery address.

She said: “We stand up here representing a diverse group of people, representing generations of families who have sought a better life here from places like Nigeria, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Ireland.

‘’And we know that it’s going to be up to us and all you, probably, to keep telling stories that show what unites us is stronger than the forces that divide us.”

Church leaders also spokes out about Trump’s plan to prioritise Christian refugees coming to the States.

The clergy said they strongly oppose the President’s actions.

“We believe in assisting all, regardless of their religious beliefs,”

Bishop Joe Vásquez, who chairs the migration committee of the US Conference Of Catholic Bishops, said.

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), which protects individual rights, also saw a huge surge in donations.

The organisation raised more than £19 million over the weekend - six times what it would raise in a single year - and welcomed 150,000 new members.

The donations from 356,306 people online averaged £54 per person.

ACLU’s executive director Anthony Romero told the news site: “People are fired up and want to be engaged. What we’ve seen is an unprecedented public reaction to the challenges of the Trump administration.”

Over the weekend hundreds of thousands of demonstrators took to America’s streets in protests.

Many arrived at airports in support of Muslims detained by authorities after Trump’s executive order was signed as they travelled.

Trump later issued a defence of his ‘extreme vetting’ executive order saying was not banning Muslims from entering the US “To be clear, this is not a Muslim ban, as the media is falsely reporting,” he said.

“This is not about religion – this is about terror and keeping our country safe. There are over 40 different countries worldwide that are majority Muslim that are not affected by this order.”