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Kamala Harris to press US to help dying man whose brothers were denied visas
Sen. Kamala Harris will ask the State Department for help in getting temporary visas for two Vietnamese men who were denied travel permits to come to the United States to donate bone marrow to their dying brother in San Jose.
The Chronicle reported Friday that Tu Le, 63, was diagnosed in January 2018 with Myelodysplastic syndrome, which occurs when the blood-forming cells in the bone marrow become abnormal. Le, a U.S. citizen and father of four, needs a bone marrow transplant to survive, said his daughter, Trinh Colisao.
Le’s brothers in Vietnam, Lam Le and Hiep Nguyen, applied to the U.S. government for B-2 tourist visas at the end of May, citing a medical emergency. They were denied entry on June 3, Colisao said.
An immigration official from the U.S. Consulate in Vietnam called the brothers individually to let them know they didn’t qualify for the visas, but did not provide further explanation, Colisao said. The brothers have received no documentation from the government detailing why their applications were denied, she said.
The Chronicle reported Friday that Tu Le, 63, was diagnosed in January 2018 with Myelodysplastic syndrome, which occurs when the blood-forming cells in the bone marrow become abnormal. Le, a U.S. citizen and father of four, needs a bone marrow transplant to survive, said his daughter, Trinh Colisao.
Le’s brothers in Vietnam, Lam Le and Hiep Nguyen, applied to the U.S. government for B-2 tourist visas at the end of May, citing a medical emergency. They were denied entry on June 3, Colisao said.
An immigration official from the U.S. Consulate in Vietnam called the brothers individually to let them know they didn’t qualify for the visas, but did not provide further explanation, Colisao said. The brothers have received no documentation from the government detailing why their applications were denied, she said.
https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Kamala-Harris-to-press-U-S-to-help-dying-man-13961020.php