May 27, 2021
More refugees are starting to arrive at airports across the U.S. after President Biden recently raised the admission cap.
SHOW TRANSCRIPT God has done a miracle for me. Today we are together. I can say that I m very happy.
For the first time in five years, Congolese refugee Mwenebatu Mwenemkamba is hugging his wife and son the emotional reunion marking the start of their new life together in America. I mean. I just want to tell him I love him so much, said Mapenzi Mweniake moments after reunifying with her husband.
For more than 20 years, Mwenemkamba and Mapenzi Mweniake lived in a refugee camp in Tanzania after fleeing war and ethnic cleansing in the Congo. Their son Mussa was born there.
I’ve never really understood the antagonism toward the refugee program during the Trump years. Welcoming refugees is America at its best, taking in the huddled masses yearning to breathe free. They make good Americans.
Refugee family reunites after years apart: God has done a miracle
By: Newsy Staff
and last updated 2021-05-27 19:09:56-04 God has done a miracle for me. Today we are together. I can say that I m very happy.
For the first time in five years, Congolese refugee Mwenebatu Mwenemkamba is hugging his wife and son â the emotional reunion marking the start of their new life together in America. I mean. I want to tell him I love him so much, said Mapenzi Mweniake moments after reunifying with her husband.
For more than 20 years, Mwenemkamba and Mapenzi Mweniake lived in a refugee camp in Tanzania after fleeing war and ethnic cleansing in the Congo. Their son Mussa was born there.
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