“We were treated like drug dealers, escorted by deportation officers,” Sharef told Reuters by telephone from Cairo airport. He said this would help safeguard the United States from terrorists. Sharef’s work with the United States made him particularly vulnerable to attack by militants who view him as a traitor. Secondly, I was interested in this (SIV) programme and my children’s interest to continue their education in the United States,” he said. Read moreOriginally due to fly on February 1, the family decided to travel earlier after news leaked of Trump’s plan to issue new immigration restrictions.

Source: Hindustan Times January 29, 2017 11:18 UTC