“If she hadn’t answered that question honestly, she would have been well on her way to her child’s doctor’s appointment,” Heilman said.

The #State Dept last month instructed diplomatic missions to ask applicants for nonimmigrant visas if they fear returning home to their country, & to REFUSE travel documents for those who say yes. It was unclear whether that policy was related to Gyasi’s #detention.

#Trump #law #immigration #TheCrueltyIsThePoint #HumanRights #HumanitarianLaw #InternationalLaw