A Yemeni mother finally got the chance this week to hold her terminally ill son after the Trump administration’s travel ban kept her out of the U.S. for months. Swileh was greeted by a crowd of supporters from the Bay Area Muslim community and beyond. The child is not expected to live much longer, but Swileh had been barred from the country due to the Trump administration’s travel ban, her husband, Ali Hassan, said earlier this week. The ban restricts travel from some Muslim-majority nations, including Yemen, Iran and Syria. The State Department granted Swileh a waiver on Tuesday, allowing her to come to the U.S. to see her child.

Source: Huffington Post December 20, 2018 20:34 UTC