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5 Years Later, Families Trump’s Muslim Ban Separated Are Begging Biden For Help

While President Joe Biden rescinded the notorious Trump-era immigration policy on his first day in office last year, many families have not yet been reunited.
By Rowaida Abdelaziz

All Naser Almuganahi wanted was to live with his wife and three daughters, together under one roof.

The 32-year-old bodega owner and U.S. citizen from New York has been in immigration limbo since 2010 when he first filed for a visa for his wife in Yemen.

It took nearly six years just to secure his wife, Om Alkheir Alazzar, an interview at a U.S. consulate. The November 2016 interview went smoothly, and Almuganahi was told his wife would have a visa in no time and would be able to join him in Queens.

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