After a long wait, Portland man welcomes his family following their escape from Sudan
El-Fadel Arbab has lived an ocean away from his wife since they wed a decade ago. This week, she and the couple's 2 sons arrived in Portland.
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El-Fadel Arbab has lived an ocean away from his wife since they wed a decade ago. This week, she and the couple's 2 sons arrived in Portland.
Buoyed by local supporters, El-Fadel Arbab has been working 3 jobs to keep his family safe in a hotel in Saudi Arabia while waiting for his wife's travel visa to be issued.
Now El-Fadel Arbab must raise money to bring his wife and 2 sons from Saudi Arabia to Maine.
A week ago, El-Fadel Arbab feared that his wife and their two sons would be killed in Khartoum. Now, he’s trying to bring them to the United States, after they made it out of Sudan aboard a high-speed Navy catamaran.