Opinion: More stories of hearts broken by Trump’s travel ban
By Kate Woodsome and Kate Woodsome Producer and editor of reported analysis and opinions Email Bio Follow Jason Rezaian Jason Rezaian Global Opinions writer Email Bio Follow March 26 at 9:50 AM When we released our first short documentary about two married couples separated by President Trump’s travel ban, we asked viewers to let us know whether they had similar stories. Nearly 800 letters of heartbreak poured in.
Our other daughter, Jenna, lives in North Dakota and is engaged to the brother of Sarah’s husband. Her fiance lives in Norway and has been a Norwegian citizen for about 14 years. Unfortunately, he was born in Iran, one of the countries named in the ban. He has been waiting for 2½ years for a visitor’s visa to the U.S. and is consistently told it’s in administrative processing.
I have been married for 10 years. My wife’s name is Shabnam Taleb, and she lives in Iran now. She is a licensed medical doctor and is one of the best doctors in her field in Iran. On Nov. 1, 2016, Melika successfully completed her visa interview. However, Melika’s fiancee visa status continues to remain unchanged from “administrative processing” even after almost two years from her visa interview. In October 2017, out of desperation and at the risk of losing my job, I made another trip to see my loved one. Since my departure, she has been ill and struggles with depression. I am also emotionally and financially exhausted.
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