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| Two-year-old son of Yemeni woman who sued to enter US dies in California | Two-year-old son of Yemeni woman who sued to enter US dies in California |
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| The two-year-old son of a Yemeni woman who sued the Trump administration to let her into the country to be with the boy has died. | The two-year-old son of a Yemeni woman who sued the Trump administration to let her into the country to be with the boy has died. |
| Yemeni mother lands in US to say goodbye to dying two-year-old son | Yemeni mother lands in US to say goodbye to dying two-year-old son |
| The Council on American-Islamic Relations (Cair) announced that Abdullah Hassan died in UCSF Benioff children’s hospital in Oakland, where his father Ali Hassan brought him in October, to be treated for a genetic brain disorder. The boy’s mother, Shaima Swileh, remained behind in their home in Egypt. Hassan is a US citizen, as was his son. Swileh is not. | The Council on American-Islamic Relations (Cair) announced that Abdullah Hassan died in UCSF Benioff children’s hospital in Oakland, where his father Ali Hassan brought him in October, to be treated for a genetic brain disorder. The boy’s mother, Shaima Swileh, remained behind in their home in Egypt. Hassan is a US citizen, as was his son. Swileh is not. |
| “We are heartbroken. We had to say goodbye to our baby, the light of our lives,” Ali Hassan was quoted as saying in a statement published Cair. A funeral was scheduled for Saturday. | “We are heartbroken. We had to say goodbye to our baby, the light of our lives,” Ali Hassan was quoted as saying in a statement published Cair. A funeral was scheduled for Saturday. |
| Hassan lives in Stockton, California. He and Swileh moved to Egypt after marrying in war-torn Yemen in 2016. Swileh had been trying to get a visa since 2017, so the family could move to the US. | Hassan lives in Stockton, California. He and Swileh moved to Egypt after marrying in war-torn Yemen in 2016. Swileh had been trying to get a visa since 2017, so the family could move to the US. |
| Citizens from Yemen and four other mostly Muslim countries, along with North Korea and Venezuela, are restricted from entering the US under Donald Trump’s travel ban. | Citizens from Yemen and four other mostly Muslim countries, along with North Korea and Venezuela, are restricted from entering the US under Donald Trump’s travel ban. |
| When the boy’s health worsened, Hassan went ahead to California to get their son help. As the couple fought for a waiver, doctors put Abdullah on life support. | When the boy’s health worsened, Hassan went ahead to California to get their son help. As the couple fought for a waiver, doctors put Abdullah on life support. |
| “My wife is calling me every day wanting to kiss and hold her son for the one last time,” Hassan said, choking up at a news conference earlier this month. | “My wife is calling me every day wanting to kiss and hold her son for the one last time,” Hassan said, choking up at a news conference earlier this month. |
| He started losing hope and was considering ending his son’s suffering. But then a hospital social worker contacted Cair, which sued on 16 December, said Basim Elkarra, executive director of the group in Sacramento. The state department granted Swileh a waiver the next day. | He started losing hope and was considering ending his son’s suffering. But then a hospital social worker contacted Cair, which sued on 16 December, said Basim Elkarra, executive director of the group in Sacramento. The state department granted Swileh a waiver the next day. |
| “With their courage, this family has inspired our nation to confront the realities of Donald Trump’s Muslim ban,” said Saad Sweilem, a lawyer with Cair who represents the family. “In his short life, Abdullah has been a guiding light for all of us in the fight against xenophobia and family separation.” | “With their courage, this family has inspired our nation to confront the realities of Donald Trump’s Muslim ban,” said Saad Sweilem, a lawyer with Cair who represents the family. “In his short life, Abdullah has been a guiding light for all of us in the fight against xenophobia and family separation.” |
| Swileh held her son for the first time in the hospital on 19 December. | Swileh held her son for the first time in the hospital on 19 December. |
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