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Dear friends, You need to understand the impact President Trump’s travel ban is having. “These decisions made by President Trump have left us in a state of constant fear. We feel like suspects even though we’ve never done anything wrong in our lives.” – Fatima My name is Rawya Rageh and I am a Crisis Response Senior Adviser with Amnesty International. When the first executive order came into force in January, my team and other researchers were immediately sent out to find cases of people affected by the ban, so we could gather evidence and make a compelling case against the order. To keep our vital work going, we really need your support – so please donate now. Yahia*, 19, and Maher*, 20, are stuck in Djibouti after running for their lives from gunfire and conflict in Yemen. They don’t know anyone in Djibouti, but going there was their only hope of being reunited with their mother, Fatima*, who is thousands of miles away in the USA. Fatima, who is now a green card holder, applied in 2014 for her sons to escape war-torn Yemen and join her in the US. Two years later, the boys were finally given an interview in Djibouti, as the US embassy in Yemen had closed. So at great personal expense they travelled there in the hope of being granted a visa. But President Trump’s executive order has put a stop to all that. With Yemen being one of the six countries targeted, Yahia and Maher’s visa application appears to be frozen. They are now stuck in Djibouti where they cannot find work and don’t know anyone. Their mother is running up huge debts paying for them to have somewhere to live and helping them survive on one meal a day. The situation for the family is desperate. Their mother tells me they are “devastated.” It is my job to find cases like these and to tell the world about them, so that together we can pile pressure on the US to drop the travel ban. But to continue doing this, I really need your help. Please give today so my team and I can continue our work. Thank you so much for your support. Rawya Rageh Crisis Response Senior Adviser, Amnesty International *Names have been changed to protect the individuals concerned. | ||||||
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