YAMA | Yemeni American Merchants Association

Muslim Ban Devastation to our Community

The reality of yemeni americans and their families now

The Muslim Ban has victimized many Yemeni American families and at the same time has birthed activists of all ages. #NoMuslimBanEver

Under the Muslim Ban, the cost of a visa rejection can be your life. #NoMuslimBanEver

Under the Muslim Ban, Fathi is a single dad trying to support his family and also be a father and mother for his son. #NoMuslimBanEver

We rally for our rights and pray for our souls in these dark times. #NoMuslimBanEver

Like all who came before us, we seek what Lady Liberty promised, “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” #NoMuslimBanEver

In a time of great uncertainty, our children one moment feel empowered and another moment feel disempowered. #NoMuslimBanEver

The fear and pain of being told you don't belong here, sparked the #YemeniBodegaStrike where 1,000 shut down stores and 6,000 Yemeni Americans fled to Brooklyn Borough to say, "We refuse to live in the shadows!" #NoMuslimBanEver

Trump, you can ban our families, tell us we don't belong here, but our love for this great country is unshaken. #NoMuslimBanEver

Young and old, male and female, each has a story to tell about a mother, a father, a brother, or a sister. #NoMuslimBanEver

Will there ever be a time, I will have my mom and dad to hold me close, tuck me in bed, or wake up to both of their smiling faces. #NoMuslimBanEver

Weddings, a birth of a child, birthdays and graduations for some are memorable moments lost forever. #NoMuslimBanEver

Mr. Trump, WE WANT OUR MOM!!! Mr. Trump, WE WANT OUR MOM!!! Mr. Trump, WE WANT OUR MOM!!! Mr. Trump, WE WANT OUR MOM!!! #NoMuslimBanEver

Wrapped in our flag, we will ponder and pray and never give up! #NoMuslimBanEver

Today, Yemeni American fathers are forced to play the role of a mother, a father and the sole provider because of the Muslim Ban. #NoMuslimBanEver

This is one of hundreds of young couples separated by the Muslim Ban. #NoMuslimBanEver

Out of the Mouths of the Youth, "DO NOT LET HISTORY REPEAT ITSELF!" #NoMuslimBanEver

Every person has the right to live with respect and dignity in this great country. #NoMuslimBanEver

This is Layali, she lives in NYC while her mother and brother are still in Djibouti. She lives with her aunt as her father cannot take care of her due to his work hours. #NoMuslimBanEver

The human casualty of the Muslim Ban is our children, those at home and aboard who are stranded in different parts of the world. #NoMuslimBanEver

I give my all to our country and all I ask for, is my family. A right granted to all Americans. #NoMuslimBanEver

Family separation at the Southern borders comes from family separation by the Muslim Ban. #NoMuslimBanEver

Mohammed and his son have been through so much, but they will wait and wait until they are reunited with his wife to be a family again. #NoMuslimBanEver

In the darkest and toughest times in our lives, the love for this great country will never vanish. #NoMuslimBanEver

Radad never thought he'd be in America all by himself, the reality of thousands of Yemeni Americans across the US. #NoMuslimBanEver

Coming to America is not easy, Yemeni American family members spend their life savings to migrate for a better life for them and the rest of their family. #NoMuslimBanEver