Trump's Muslim ban comes into effect-"Grandparents, grandchildren, aunts,not considered close family
New York, US - Rama Issa, a Syrian American, was supposed to get married this autumn in New York City.
On Wednesday, the State Department said visa applicants from the six nations must have a close US family relationship or formal ties to an American entity in order to be admitted to the country.
State Department guidance on the ban defined a close relationship as being a parent, spouse, child, adult son or daughter, son-in-law, daughter-in-law or sibling, including step-siblings, and other step-family relations.
"Grandparents, grandchildren, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, fiances, and any other 'extended' family members" are not considered close family, according to the cable.
For Issa, the damage is already done. Arab Americans in her community of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, feel "ostracised" and "under attack". Her wedding, to a Colombian migrant, has been pushed back to 2018 at least.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/06/trump-muslim-ban-redefining-family-170629193344749.html