The reversal of Donald Trump's travel bans by the new US president has been greeted with relief by many Somalis living in Kenya.
Somalia was among the first of mainly Muslim countries hit by the ban in 2017 – affecting refugees who were hoping to go to the US
Ali Mohammed, a Somali refugee living in Kenya for years after fleeing fighting in her homeland, hopes that the waiting will finally be over.
I would like to appeal to President Joe Biden to fast track the resettlement process. We have been stuck here in the last five years. I have gone through the final interview in September 2016. Others have been waiting for resettlement since 2015. I would like to appeal to President Joe Biden to fast track the resettlement process. We have been stuck here in the last five years. I have gone through the final interview in September 2016. Others have been waiting for resettlement since 2015.
Some had to go back home with their bags from the holding area before their flights after the ban was announced. Trump has indeed messed up with our lives."Some had to go back home with their bags from the holding area before their flights after the ban was announced. Trump has indeed messed up with our lives."
President Biden has also proposed to Congress a landmark policy document that will provide a pathway to citizenship for immigrants who do not have legal status in the US.
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