Shaima Swileh

• Toddler whose Yemeni mom fought U.S. travel ban mourned at funeral

  “We are heartbroken. We had to say goodbye to our baby, the light of our lives.”

  World

  Dec 29, 2018
  
• Yemeni mother cradles dying son after overcoming Trump’s travel ban

  Shaima Swileh was unable to visit her dying son in California because of a travel ban put in place by U.S. President Donald Trump.

  World

  Dec 20, 2018
  
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• Yemeni mother wins travel ban waiver to see her dying son in California

  Abdullah Hassan was born with hypomyelination, a genetic brain disorder that has slowly taken away his ability to walk and talk. He is not expected to make it to his third birthday.

  Politics

  Dec 18, 2018
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• ‘Unfathomably cruel’: Yemeni mom unable to visit dying 2-year-old son due to Trump travel ban

  The Yemeni mother of a two-year-old boy on life support is being prevented from saying goodbye to her ailing son due to the Trump administration's travel ban, according to the boy's family.

  World

  Dec 17, 2018