Refugees International: Voices of the Banned: The Trump Administration’s Exclusion of Muslims Seeking Refuge

Refugees International has released this Issue Brief that looks at the Trump administration’s travel ban and its human impacts.  Although the third version of the ban provides for a waiver,

“those going through the waiver process have found it opaque and complicated. But the most troubling aspect of the ban is that is has unnecessarily put lives at risk. It has also separated families and blocked applicants’ access to education and professional opportunities. The humanitarian impact of the ban is devastating. Refugees International is one of hundreds of organizations supporting the No Ban Act, which would overturn the current ban and prevent presidents from enacting similarly broad and discriminatory bans. As part of its advocacy effort, Refugees International collected stories from individuals and the family members of individuals stranded by the ban in countries suffering war and humanitarian crises. Here are three of their stories, told in their own words.” (bold added).  Click the link above to read about Warsan (Somalia), Shafin (Syria), and Naila (Yemen).

KJ