
After travel ban uncertainty, friends reunite in the U.S.
Clip: 2/17/2017 | 7m 55s
Marcia Biggs updates the story of one Iraqi man whose plans to emigrate were canceled.
President Trump’s executive order banning travel from seven Muslim-majority nations took effect Jan. 27, complicating plans for some in the Middle East who dreamed of coming to America. With the travel ban now on hold, special correspondent Marcia Biggs updates the story of one Iraqi man whose plans to emigrate with his family had been suddenly canceled, but is now safely in the U.S.
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After travel ban uncertainty, friends reunite in the U.S.
Clip: 2/17/2017 | 7m 55s
President Trump’s executive order banning travel from seven Muslim-majority nations took effect Jan. 27, complicating plans for some in the Middle East who dreamed of coming to America. With the travel ban now on hold, special correspondent Marcia Biggs updates the story of one Iraqi man whose plans to emigrate with his family had been suddenly canceled, but is now safely in the U.S.
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