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In america last summer. on saturday dalal was on her way to finally reunite with him. translator: i was about to get on the plane, and they called my name. i went, and they said you can t board, you can t travel. i was shocked. i cried, why? why me? dalal was given this document from homeland security at the airport that basically tells her how she can put in an inquiry and figure out why she was denied boarding, although that s pretty clear at this stage. what isn t clear is when she can apply again and what she s supposed to do next. so she and all the others are basically right now in a state of limbo. she is hardly on her own. the temporary travel ban on seven muslim majority nations to the u.s. and the indefinite ban on syrian refugees has left countless people reeling, wondering how it is that the new leader of the so-called free world can have so little compassion for their suffering. ....
Dalal and her his, yazidis, were in sinjar when eesis storm kes s in sinjar when eesis storm is s through the area on a kidnapping and killing rampage. they barely escaped. for them that was the end of any notion that they could build a future in iraq. dalal is not her real name, but she is afraid that by speaking out she might ruin whatever chance remains to reach the united states. despite itbeing the landof free speech. translator: my dream was to go to america because it s the strongest country in the world. we feel that it s safe, it s the safest country. it has the strongest human rights. and this is the protection of the nation from foreign terrorist entities. reporter: but with one signature that vision of america shattered. dalal says her husband worked as a translator for the u.s. military for years and applied for asylum under the special immigrant visa program. it was granted, and he arrived ....