Hiiraan Online
Wednesday September 27, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. - [9/26/17] — This week, U.S.
Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) met with Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali
Khaire at his office in Washington, D.C. to discuss the several issues
affecting Somalia, including the latest Trump Administration travel ban,
and its impact on Somali families in Minnesota and across the country.
Sen. Franken said the ban restricts travel from
six majority-Muslim countries—including Somalia—and it will hurt
Minnesota’s Somali-American community by tearing families apart.
“I told Prime Minister Khaire that I will
fight this new travel ban and stand up for Somali Minnesotans whose
families would be split up if the ban is put in place,” Sen. Franken said. “The
Minnesota-Somali community has strengthened our state, and I’m grateful
to have had the chance to discuss several issues that are important to
both countries.”