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Monday, May 24, 2021 by Nada Homsi (NPR) Left: Anwar Alsaeedi stands with his children, Nada, 9, and Mazeen, 6, in the Yemeni capital Sanaa. Right: Hatem al-Showaiter with his daughter in Djibouti, when his daughter was three and half years old. She is now aged seven and half. Stay tuned in to our local news coverage: Listen to 90.7 WMFE on your FM or HD radio, the WMFE mobile app or your smart speaker — say “Alexa, play NPR” and you’ll be connected. BEIRUT — When the U.S. government offered Hatem al-Showaiter and his wife Reema the chance to emigrate from Yemen to America in 2...

Some Yemenis Struggle For U.S. Visas Even After The End Of The Travel Ban Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin. Left: Anwar Alsaeedi stands with his children, Nada, 9, and Mazeen, 6, in the Yemeni capital Sanaa. Right: Hatem al-Showaiter with his daughter in Djibouti, when his daughter was three and half years old. She is now aged seven and half. Reem al Saeedi; Hatem al-Showaiter BEIRUT — When the U.S. government offered Hatem al-Showaiter and his wife, Reema, the chance to emigrate from Yemen to America in 2017, they decided to risk everything to make it happen. To...

US President Joe Biden has been blasted for seemingly snubbing US diversity visa applicants affected by the Trump-era Muslim ban. Full story, here.

Critics blast Biden administration for denying entry to thousands of people still affected by Trump's 'Muslim ban' cdavis@insider.com (Charles Davis) © AP Photo/Hani Mohammed Anwar Alsaeedi sits with his children at their home in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. Alsaeedi, who had hoped to provide his two children with a better future, said he rejoiced in 2017 when he was picked for the lottery’s “diversity visa” interview. Then he was ineligible due to the Trump administration’s travel ban that affected several Muslim-majority nations. “Our country is embroi...

Biden rescinded the ban and announced that those who were denied entry to the US could apply again – except for one category of applicant.