"Don’t give into racist fear! Refugees are welcomed here," the people chanted, as quoted by the media outlet.
Speakers from several refugee organizations gave speeches in support of the refugees and calling for compassion.
Baker was one of the governors calling to stop the refugee resettlement program in fears that the security measures in place were not enough to stop extremists from entering the country disguised as refugees.
On Thursday, the US House of Representatives passed a bill that would block the presidential administration from resettling some 10,000 Syrian refugees as well as Iraqi refugees to the United States in 2016, as was announced by Obama earlier in the year. The move followed the deadly attacks in Paris last week which claimed lives of at least 130 people. The Islamic State extremist group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
