State Sen. Shenna Bellows, D-Manchester, center, expresses her sadness regarding President Donald Trump's executive order on immigration Tuesday during a gathering of the Capital Area New Mainers Project in Hallowell.

Clergy, elected officials, concerned citizens and immigrants listen Tuesday to speakers expressing their objections to the federal order suspending entry into the United States by refugees of seven majority-Muslim countries. The event was held at Mainly Groceries, a Muslim owned store in Hallowell.

Chris Myers Asch, far right, a member of the Capital Area New Mainers Project speaks to supporters, clergy and elected officials Tuesday at a gathering in Hallowell to address concerns regarding President Trump's executive order suspending entry by refugees into the United States. The group is based in Augusta and was organized to welcome immigrants and refugees.

Ounn Zamat, center left, a junior at Hall-Dale High School, expresses his concern Tuesday about the new restrictions on refugee entry into United States. Zamat has lived in Maine for eight years and in the United States for fifteen years.

Mainly Groceries, located in Hallowell, was the site Tuesday of a gathering of volunteers, elected officials and clergy objecting to a new policy effecting Muslim immigrants entering the country.