Lyft fights travel ban; Uber feels the heat

Lyft says it will give $ 1 million to ACLU

Uber’s actions during President Trump’s immigration ban Saturday stirred an impromptu wave of people deleting the ride- hailing app from their phones, while the company’s chief rival made a donation to fight the blockade.

Uber angered some users by temporarily canceling surge pricing for rides from New York’s JFK Airport, which taxi drivers were briefly boycotting to voice their opposition to Trump’s “inhumane and unconstitutional” action.

Angry users viewed the move as a bid to undercut taxi drivers who relinquished fares to join the protest against the temporary detention of foreigners who were denied entry to the U. S.

“We’re sorry for any confusion about our earlier tweet— it was not meant to break up any strike,” Uber said Sunday.

Lyft announced it would donate $ 1 million to the American Civil Liberties Union.

“Banning people of a particular faith or creed, race or identity, sexuality or ethnicity, from entering the U. S. is antithetical to both Lyft’s and our nation’s core values,” co- founders John Zimmer and Logan Green said.