releases: https://lee.house.gov/news/press-releases/congresswoman-lee-statement-on-the-immigration-case-of-shaima-swileh
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| https://lee.house.gov/news/press-releases/congresswoman-lee-statement-on-the-immigration-case-of-shaima-swileh | Congresswoman Lee Statement on the Immigration Case of Shaima Swileh | 2018-12-17 | 2018 | 2018-12 | Democrat | House | CA | Barbara Lee | L000551 | lee.house.gov | legacy | 12.17.18 Congresswoman Lee Statement on the Immigration Case of Shaima Swileh Oakland, CA Congresswoman Barbara Lee released the following statement regarding the immigration case of Shaima Swileh: As a mother myself, I am stunned by the cruelty of barring a mother from reuniting with her sick child. The case of Shaima Swileh shows clearly the damage wreaked on families across this country by the Trump administration's un-American travel ban. I am committed to doing all I can to fight it and to restore decency and humanity to our nation's immigration laws. I have written to the State Department to urge this administration to grant Swileh's request for a ban waiver and will work with her family and federal authorities to help reunite her with her son, Abdullah. ### Previous Article | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |