THE Diplomacy gives a lot of headaches, and let Mohamed Jeran and his wife tell it, refugees from Yemen who moved to the city of Windsor, Ontario, Canada, in 2018, and have been living a nightmare for a month.

It’s just that in November Jeran’s wife went into labor after 23 weeks of pregnancy and the particular situation forced paramedics to cross the border and take her to Hutzel Women’s Hospital in Detroit. There, the woman – whose name has remained anonymous – underwent a caesarean section, without the presence of her father.

This is where the confusion comes in: the Yemeni couple have permanent resident status in Canada, but do not have travel papers and therefore cannot apply for a visa to enter the United States. That’s why Jeran had to stay on the Canadian side of the border. “I spent the whole night on the phone with her, listening to her from afar, without being able to do anything”, tells the man to the canadian channel CBC.

Baby Moataz was born Nov. 28 and has since been hospitalized in the US Hospital’s neonatal unit with respiratory issues, according to a letter signed by the Detroit hospital, where Moataz is expected to stay for 12 to 15 weeks.

In turn, Jeran’s wife had to return after five days, as she also does not have legal permission to stay in the United States.

The Yemeni man says he has regularly called Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to inquire about the status of his travel document application, but several times I could not talk to someone, or little progress was made in the process.

Last week, however, Jeran said he was relieved to hear the documents were on the way and that he should receive them this week in order to apply for a visa and be able to travel to the United States for a longer period. to a single day. – so far still unable to spend the night on the other side of the border.

“THE [IRCC] called and said my travel documents are on their way. It was a severe headache that has already disappeared from my head.“, said.

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