(SACRAMENTO, CA, 12/14/18) – The Council on American Islamic Relations, California Chapter (CAIR-CA) is urging all Americans to contact their congressional representatives to demand that Shaima Swileh, a Yemeni national who currently lives in Egypt, be granted a “Muslim Ban” waiver to allow her to be with her two year-old son Abdullah Hassan, who is currently being kept alive by life support at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital in Oakland.
Even though Shaima’s husband Ali and son Abdullah are both U.S. Citizens, she is unable to come to the United States to be with her ailing child and her husband because of the Muslim Ban. She has applied for a waiver, but it is still pending despite her child’s life hanging in the balance. Shaima finds herself trapped in Egypt, desperate to be reunited with Abdullah, who she has not seen in months.
Doctors have indicated Abdullah’s body may not be able to withstand life support for much longer, meaning time is running out for his mother who hasn’t seen or held her child since he left for treatment.
