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Trump ban leaves 12-year-old girl facing return to war-torn Yemen

Trump's order has barred citizens from Yemen and 6 other countries from entering the US for 90 days

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Justin Elliott | ProPublica

Ahmed Ali spent Sunday at a hotel near Djibouti's International Airport, anxiously checking CNN on his phone to see if the Trump administration would allow him to fly to the United States with Eman, his 12-year-old daughter.

Ali, 39, is a U.S. citizen. But his daughter had been living with grandparents in Yemen while American authorities processed her visa application. After years of waiting, the U.S. embassy issued the precious piece of paper last Wednesday, and father and daughter were excitedly preparing Friday for the flight that would unite Eman with her mother and two sisters.

They got through security at the