Current Events > US citizen commits suicide after family is denied visa under Trump travel ban.

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https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/u-s-citizen-s-family-was-denied-visas-under-trump-n895381

In the early morning hours of July 18, Mahmood Salem told his family over the phone that he had a gun in his hand and was going to kill himself.

The Yemeni U.S. citizen had called his family after turning off the lights, locking the doors and flipping the sign to closed at Fat Boys grocery store in Crowley, Louisiana, his family said. From his apartment in the back of the store, Salem, 31, phoned his wife and five children who were living in Djibouti on the east coast of Africa. Salems three youngest kids are U.S. citizens, but his wife and two oldest are not and they were denied visas under President Donald Trumps travel ban.

Salem was one of thousands of Yemeni-Americans separated from non-U.S. citizen family members by the presidential proclamation. The travel ban blocks immigration from seven countries, including business, visitor, lottery, or family reunification visas for Yemenis. In effect since December, the ban was upheld by the Supreme Court in June.

During his last phone call with his family in Djibouti, relatives said Salem told them he didnt have enough money to support them in Djibouti, where rent can be six times higher than in Yemen. Salems brother said he borrowed $7,000 from family but still couldnt make ends meet. Meanwhile, Salems children were sick, plagued by bug bites and rashes due to Djiboutis hot climate.

When Salem told his wife and kids he wanted to kill himself and hung up the phone, the family called back again and again with no answer, his brother said. Abdulrahman Ahmed, Salems employer and childhood friend, told NBC News he received a frantic call from Salems 14-year-old son asking him to go check on his father.

Ahmed found Salem at 3:30 a.m. in his room: He had died by suicide, fatally shooting himself. A shocked Ahmed told police Salems only problem was trying to support and reunite with his family since war erupted three years ago in Yemen.

Salems relatives and friends said theres no evidence he had mental health issues.

We have a good relationship with each other. We dont have any problems. We had spoken with him, we never thought it would happen, said his older brother Mimun Salem, who lives in Michigan.

Mimun Salem said maybe his brother was lonely staying with friends in Louisiana since the beginning of this year, but believes the main motivation for his suicide was the denial of his familys visas under the travel ban six months ago.

why was a man who already resided in the us denied visas for his family?
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Because MS 13 THEY ARE EVERYWHERE OMG SHUT DOWN EVERYTHING
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'The American Dream' is now to deny everyone who doesn't already have it from getting it.
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trumps nazi america
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He's brown, this isn't exactly going to sway any Republicans into giving a shit. Call me when a single white soccer mom does it so that they'll actually care.
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Wow I'm sure him being dead really helped his family out.
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The travel ban is the height of hypocrisy.

Wanna ban countries because you're afraid they're going to send us terrorists?

Then how come Saudi Arabia is not on the list?

15 of the 19 9/11 hijackers were Saudis. Yet Saudis coming in is a-ok but not Yemenis?

Either have a real travel ban that will prevent terrorists from coming in, or don't have a travel ban at all.
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I don't know how anybody can defend this administration, Republican or otherwise.
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i had no idea that the ban covered family visas, damn man thats messed up.
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RchHomieQuanChi posted...

I don't know how anybody can defend this administration, Republican or otherwise.

2 ways:

Pure trolling
Cultish devotion
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Sounds like a rational guy.
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This Is Trump's America

the u.s is helping Saudi Arabia bomb Yemen
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good, dude got modded.
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J E S U S posted...

Sounds like a rational guy.

I would assume being denied to see your family and being financially unstable would drive anyone to that point. Horrible situation to be in
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Paper_Okami posted...

the u.s is helping Saudi Arabia bomb Yemen

i feel bad for yemen because you have so many countries taking part in its destruction, doesnt help that yemen has never been united because they kill each other anyway but i feel bad for the people that just want peace.
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Jesus christ. How can the republicans sleep at night knowing this is happening in their beloved US of A.
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The American Nightmare
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Ffs
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frozenshock posted...

The travel ban is the height of hypocrisy.

Wanna ban countries because you're afraid they're going to send us terrorists?

Then how come Saudi Arabia is not on the list?

15 of the 19 9/11 hijackers were Saudis. Yet Saudis coming in is a-ok but not Yemenis?

Either have a real travel ban that will prevent terrorists from coming in, or don't have a travel ban at all.

Considering I have a friend there I really want to come back, I am kinda glad. Small world, I'll never wish any country to be banned.

So now trump is responsible for some dude killing himself?

Teddytalks posted...

Considering I have a friend there I really want to come back, I am kinda glad. Small world, I'll never wish any country to be banned.

Sure, but the fact that Saudi Arabia is not on the list just proves that the whole travel ban is pure politics and has nothing to do with protecting america from terrorists.
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frozenshock posted...

The travel ban is the height of hypocrisy.

Wanna ban countries because you're afraid they're going to send us terrorists?

Then how come Saudi Arabia is not on the list?

15 of the 19 9/11 hijackers were Saudis. Yet Saudis coming in is a-ok but not Yemenis?

Either have a real travel ban that will prevent terrorists from coming in, or don't have a travel ban at all.

I fucking hate how Trump, the government, and the media wont call out Saudi Arabia on their archaic, barbaric ways. Just because they have a good relationship with us and help our economy. There's no travel ban on a shithole country like that yet other countries that are much less harmful are banned.
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Milkman5 posted...

So now trump is responsible for some dude killing himself?

Considering he would still be alive if his family wasn't banned thanks to a policy he personally enacted yeah he is

DarkProto05 posted...

frozenshock posted...

The travel ban is the height of hypocrisy.

Wanna ban countries because you're afraid they're going to send us terrorists?

Then how come Saudi Arabia is not on the list?

15 of the 19 9/11 hijackers were Saudis. Yet Saudis coming in is a-ok but not Yemenis?

Either have a real travel ban that will prevent terrorists from coming in, or don't have a travel ban at all.

I fucking hate how Trump, the government, and the media wont call out Saudi Arabia on their archaic, barbaric ways. Just because they have a good relationship with us and help our economy. There's no travel ban on a shithole country like that yet other countries that are much less harmful are banned.

Yep. And seriously, watch the video from Trump that this guy posted:

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/400-current-events/76849413

Trump is literally talking about how 9/11 was caused by foreign nationals who abused America's lax immigration laws.

But he never mentions that almost all of them were Saudis.
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CrimsonRage posted...

FightingGames posted...

based trump

you're a piece of shit

Not even funny at all.
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I doubt this by itself is what made him kill himself. He had lots of issues before this and his family being denied was just the tipping point.

Awful. Just absolutely awful.

And I expect to hear more and more stories with a similar fate as we progress down this shitty timeline
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Not trumps fault but haters dont care

KappaMonster posted...

CrimsonRage posted...

FightingGames posted...

based trump

you're a piece of shit

Not even funny at all.

he was modded. i feel good about it.
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Slayerblade11 posted...

I doubt this by itself is what made him kill himself. He had lots of issues before this and his family being denied was just the tipping point.

And you know this how, exactly?
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The Great Muta 22 posted...

Slayerblade11 posted...

I doubt this by itself is what made him kill himself. He had lots of issues before this and his family being denied was just the tipping point.

And you know this how, exactly?

Because If every person who had a problem very difficult to resolve decided to commit suicide, the world wouldn't have over 7 billion people >.<.

Trump is the source of every bad that happens in the U.S now according to some people "Thanks Trump" should be the new meme.

Axiom posted...

Milkman5 posted...

So now trump is responsible for some dude killing himself?

Considering he would still be alive if his family wasn't banned thanks to a policy he personally enacted yeah he is

So why didn't the dude try to get the right paperwork and what not before. Why wait so long. Trump has absolutely nothing to do with this dude dying.
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gatorsPENSbucs posted...

Axiom posted...

Milkman5 posted...

So now trump is responsible for some dude killing himself?

Considering he would still be alive if his family wasn't banned thanks to a policy he personally enacted yeah he is

So why didn't the dude try to get the right paperwork and what not before. Why wait so long. Trump has absolutely nothing to do with this dude dying.

Five days after his suicide, the government issued waivers for his family. Waivers are exemptions from the travel ban granted if the government decides that the denial of visas would cause undue hardship, their issuance are in the U.S. interest and the applicants dont pose security risks.

The only visas that are getting issued are extreme cases that hit the media, said Julie Goldberg, an American lawyer with an office in Djibouti. In June, Goldberg won a class action lawsuit in federal court to reissue visas for Yemenis in Djibouti, like Salems family, who had theirs revoked after the travel ban.

It shouldnt be a tragedy that happens in order for someone to get a waiver, Goldberg said.

A week after Salem died on July 18, his family stepped onto U.S. soil too late to attend his funeral.

they already had visas that were revoked by the travel ban.
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Pretty wretched
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I would've sought refuge in someplace like Norway. Much better quality of life, especially for immigrant families I imagine.
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Dont know why he felt the need to waste his life like this, how selfish.

Blame radical Islam, not trump
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dreamvoid posted...

they already had visas that were revoked by the travel ban.

Suicide still has nothing at all to do with trump. Crazy, as a father myself I couldn't imagine killing myself and leaving my stranded family even more stranded. I'd be doing anything and everything and killing myself would be the last thing I would think about. Lot of stuff can be said about people commiting suicide, lot of stuff.

And if the rest of the family was good to live here before the ban then why weren't they still here. Why'd they leave.
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DarkProto05 posted...

frozenshock posted...

The travel ban is the height of hypocrisy.

Wanna ban countries because you're afraid they're going to send us terrorists?

Then how come Saudi Arabia is not on the list?

15 of the 19 9/11 hijackers were Saudis. Yet Saudis coming in is a-ok but not Yemenis?

Either have a real travel ban that will prevent terrorists from coming in, or don't have a travel ban at all.

I fucking hate how Trump, the government, and the media wont call out Saudi Arabia on their archaic, barbaric ways. Just because they have a good relationship with us and help our economy. There's no travel ban on a shithole country like that yet other countries that are much less harmful are banned.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xSaupsPnA4" data-time="
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iron jojo posted...

Wow I'm sure him being dead really helped his family out.

This. He killed himself because he was having a hard time supporting his family, I don't.......what?

Zikten posted...

iron jojo posted...

Wow I'm sure him being dead really helped his family out.

This. He killed himself because he was having a hard time supporting his family, I don't.......what?

I envy how sheltered your lives have been
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Fluttershy462 posted...

Dont know why he felt the need to waste his life like this, how selfish.

Blame radical Islam, not trump

Would you say the same thing if it were Christian immigrants this happened to?
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UnfairRepresent posted...

Zikten posted...

iron jojo posted...

Wow I'm sure him being dead really helped his family out.

This. He killed himself because he was having a hard time supporting his family, I don't.......what?

I envy how sheltered your lives have been

I've actually been suicidal before myself

But I never thought "hey! I can't support my family and without me they have 0 chance to survive. Guess I will just give up and doom them"

Zikten posted...

iron jojo posted...

Wow I'm sure him being dead really helped his family out.

This. He killed himself because he was having a hard time supporting his family, I don't.......what?

as horrible as it is, his suicide did help the family. they were given a waiver to come to america because of it.
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CrimsonRage posted...

FightingGames posted...

based trump

you're a piece of shit

I knew some incel like @FightingGames would take please on this kind of suffering.

MorbidFaithless posted...

Fluttershy462 posted...

Dont know why he felt the need to waste his life like this, how selfish.

Blame radical Islam, not trump

Would you say the same thing if it were Christian immigrants this happened to?

Why does that matter. At all. And what does that have to do with this story. At all.
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Error1355 posted...

'The American Dream' is now to deny everyone who doesn't already have it from getting it.

Lol
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MangaFan462 posted...

He could have chose to have gone out Islam style which in glad he didnt.

He did the very worst thing for his family though

Im calling fake news on this btw

You're full of it.

Y'all guys are deplorable. It is a good think most of you stay in the house all day.