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According to the Council on American Islamic Relations, the 2-year-old son died Friday at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital in Oakland, California.
His mother, Shaima Swileh, is not allowed to travel to the United States. Prohibition to travel to the White House that prevents Yemenis from entering the country. The US State Department granted him a visa last week and arrived shortly thereafter in California.
Her husband, Ali Hassan, flew with his son to travel to the United States on October 1, seeking treatment for his genetically-based brain. Abdullah was the only child of the couple.
Abdullah and his father were US citizens.
Hassan, made a public appeal to President Donald Trump for He is speeding up his wife's visa application so that she can have the chance to see her son one last time.
Previously, doctors had told Hassan that patients like his son usually received life-sustaining care for two to three weeks, if not a month at most. Abdullah was under ventilation at the Children 's Hospital for more than a month.
"We are heartbroken, we had to say goodbye to our baby, the light of our lives," Hassan said. "We want to thank everyone for your love and support in this difficult time, and we ask that you keep Abdullah and our family kindly in your thoughts and prayers."
"Ali and Shaima are in our thoughts and prayers while they mourn the loss of dear Abdullah," said Saad Sweilem, civil rights lawyer at CAIR. "With their courage, this family has inspired our country to face the realities of Donald Trump's Ban Ban Musulman, and in his short life, Abdullah has been a beacon for us all in the fight against xenophobia and the separation of families."
Abdullah's funeral will be held Saturday afternoon in Lodi, California.
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