EL SOBRANTE — The Almurisi family had long dreamed of coming to the United States, confident the East Bay suburbs would offer a haven from the war-torn streets of Yemen. “I thought there are no good people at all,” said family matriarch Alzubiri, while a family member translated. When he landed in Washington, D.C. with his family, officials stamped their visas with the word “canceled.”“I was like, ‘I didn’t do anything wrong,'” Almurisi said, through his cousin. “I was telling them, I’m not a criminal.”The officials escorted the family to a gate in the airport. She’s staying with her mother while the Almurisi family uses her home, and is getting paid by Airbnb.

Source: Ethiopian News February 13, 2017 14:02 UTC