Aussie singer Sia pledges up to $100k to ‘help queer and immigrant friends’
Sia has voiced support for immigrants earlier banned from US borders by President Donald Trump. (Getty)
Australian pop-star Sia has pledged up to US$100,000 funding to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on social media.
“Help our queer and immigrant friends. Send me your donation and receipts for the ACLU and I will match up to $100k,” Sia tweeted this afternoon.
More than 40,000 people have “liked” or “re-tweeted” the Chandelier singer and songwriter's post.
Comedian Rosie O'Donnell and director Judd Apatow are among many people who have tweeted donation receipts.
ACLU is a non-profit organisation which works to “defend free speech and right to protest, fight relentless attacks on reproductive freedom, and reform the US’s racially-biased criminal justice system,” according to their website.
Social media has gone into overdrive in wake of President Donald Trump’s crackdown on Muslim immigration.
A US federal judge has since issued an emergency stay which temporarily allows the arrival of people with valid visas at American airports.
Read more: Emotional reception for detainees released from US airport in wake of Trump’s travel crackdown
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