Refugee who found a home in Williamston but fled to Canada fearing deportation is fighting to return Mikayle Temple, FOX 47 News, 2021 and last updated 2021-02-24 10:39:02-05 WILLIAMSTON, Mich. â Zakaria Mohamed left Somalia as a refugee at 16 and found a home in Williamston. âWhen I first met Zakaria he was just one of those people you have a connection with,â said Kimberly O'Brien. She and her husband Corey adopted Mohamed when he was 18. But after just 18 months with the O'Brien family, Mohamed fled to Canada for fear of being deported back to Somalia. Kimberly O'Brien The organization Samaritas helped Mohamed resettle in Michigan.