NOW FROM MINNESOTA'S MOST
WATCHED STATION, THIS IS WCCO4
NEWS.
THANKS FOR JOINING US.
A 4-YEAR-OLD SOMANY AMALI GIRL
HAS
BEEN RE -- SOMALI GIRL HAS BEEN
REUNITED WITH HER FAMILY.
ON MONDAY THE DAY BEFORE SHE
WAS SUPPOSED TO LEAVE PRESIDENT
TRUMP'S EXECUTIVE ORDER KEPT HER
FROM TRAVELING TO THE UNITED
STATES.
I KNOW THIS WAS HEART BREAKING
FOR THE FAMILY BUT FORTUNATELY
THERE'S A HAPPY ENDING.
A LOT OF WORK WENT INTO
BRINGING HER HERE AFTER SHE
DIDN'T SEE HER MOM OR SISTERS
FOR FOUR YEARS.
SENATORS, LAWYERS, AND LAW
STUDENTS ALL PLAYED A KEY ROLE
IN GETTING THE GIRL HERE.
SHE ARRIVED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON
AND HER MOTHER THANKED ALL OF
THOSE WHO HELPED.
I'M VERY HAPPY TODAY.
AND MY DAUGHTER NOW HOME.
IT WAS A MOMENT SHE HAD
DREAMED OF FOR FOUR YEARS.
BUT NEVER IMAGINED IT WOULD COME
IN FRONT OF LAWYERS AND
REPORTERS.
I'M SO HAPPY, THAT'S WHY I AM
CRYING.
THREE DAYS AFTER PRESIDENT
TRUMP'S TRAVEL BAN KEPT HER FROM
A LONG AWAITED REUNION WITH HER
DAUGHTER THE LITTLE GIRL FINALLY
FOUND HER WAY TO MINNESOTA.
I'M SO HAPPY, THANK YOU GUYS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
HER CITIZENSHIP TEACHER WAS
THE FIRST TO REALIZE THAT
GETTING HER HERE MAY BE A
PROBLEM.
IT WAS HORRIBLE.
YOU JUST COULDN'T BELIEVE IT
WOULD HAPPEN.
SHE WAS PLANNING ON HER ARRIVING
TUESDAY NIGHT AT 9:00.
THE SYSTEM ONLY ALLOWS YOU IN
IF YOU HAVE EXTRAORDINARY
RESOURCES AND ACCESS.
THE CENTER FOR NEW AMERICANS
SAYS IT TOOK AN ARMY OF
RESOURCES TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
IN THE END IT WAS A SIMPLE PHONE
CALL TO THE RIGHT PERSON THAT
REUNITED A MOTHER AND DAUGHTER.
WHAT IT TOOK WAS A DIRECT
CALL, ACCESS TO NOT SOMEONE IN
THE GOVERNMENT, THE SECRETARY OF
THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY.
IT'S A GREAT DAY FOR THIS
FAMILY, BUT IT'S A REALLY REALLY
DARK DAY FOR THOUSANDS OF
OTHERS.
LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES SAYS
THERE ARE 33 OTHER REFUGEES THAT
THEY'RE TRYING TO HELP GET TO
THE U.S. RIGHT NOW.
THEY ESPECIALLY WANTED TO THANK
SENATORS AL FRANKEN AND LSS FOR
MAKING THIS POSSIBLE.
SHE'S NOW HERE ON REFUGEE STATUS
AND HER FAMILY WILL HELP HER
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