The proposed travel ban targets countries including Afghanistan, Iran and Cuba. If approved, it would limit travel from these countries, potentially affecting families of refugees and other immigrants in Reno.
The ban will hurt refugees, especially Afghan families who were already hoping to bring relatives to the U.S., said Carina Black, executive director of the Northern Nevada International Center.
“For the last three years, we have been working with the US government to bring those family members here. And now with this travel ban, this is going to affect a good amount of individuals who were not able to bring their wives and children to the United States,” Black said…