Mass deportation: Immigration policies top concerns at Inauguration Eve at Multifaith Vigil in Palo Alto [Video]

PALO ALTO, Calif. (KGO) — “This Land is Your Land” was sung by dozens of people of all faiths who came together Sunday night at the First Palo Alto United Methodist Church for an Inauguration Eve Multifaith Vigil.

“I think it’s very important, because we can support one another and we know we have each other’s backs. It’s one community all around the world!”

Those were perhaps some of the most calming words, from ninth-grader Aasim Ahmed Shaihu who held the Call to Prayer.

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This event comes on the eve of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and on the eve of President-Elect Donald Trump being sworn into office.

“There are so many communities who are worried about what’s happening and what executive order is going to be coming tomorrow (Monday),” said Samina Sundas, founder of American Muslim Voice Foundation.

“We are also on the eve of fear, of …