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That we are marking a somber anniversary the third anniversary

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of President Trump's executive order creating the so-called

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Muslim ban tragically, there are rumors.

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He will soon expand to seven more countries Masood.

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Abdi is a lawful permanent resident in the United States.

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Unfortunately, his wife of seven years is stuck in a r and unable

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to come to the United States because of the Trump travel ban.

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My dad came here to escape the Holocaust under this kind of trump

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Administration policy. He would have been rejected and sent

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back to his dad.

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When I was two as refugees.

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I wear black today because my community is grieving innocent

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lives lost to State violence.

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We fear for our families knowing they can't come here and many

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of us can't go there effectively torn apart.

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I was born in Alexandria, Virginia.

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I'm a homeowner a taxpayer an American citizen and the caretaker of

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my L mother.

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I shouldn't have to leave my job in my entire life to be with

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family. But that's the reality for me.

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I want a waiver from the band for my husband-to-be,

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but we cannot even get the government to consider our American

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Family why because my fiance is from Syria.

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We need to stop the Muslim ban immediately and we certainly

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shouldn't expand-it families like mine will be the one to pay

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the price.