Tearful reunion at SFO for immigrant family

[...] when his wife, Soghra, emerged to the waiting area he couldn’t hold back the tears. [...] President Trump issued his executive order prohibiting travelers from seven Muslim-majority countries, including Iran, from entering the United States. While Nazari is a U.S. citizen, his wife only has a green card and is not eligible to become a citizen for three years. [...] a federal judge in New York barred enforcement of a provision that prohibited green-card holders from entering the United States. Government lawyers appealed and sought an emergency stay of the Seattle judge’s ruling. The appeals court requested more briefs from the parties by Monday afternoon, and a decision is expected to follow soon. “The law is constantly in flux,” said Lisa Weissman-Ward, supervising attorney with Stanford Law School’s Immigrant Rights Clinic, who was at SFO on Sunday to provide legal assistance as needed. Weissman-Ward was among a dozen volunteer lawyers and translators gathered at the airport for the eighth day in a row Sunday as they prepared for the arrival of travelers from the seven affected countries. Because there is this constant state of flux and temporary nature of these lawsuits it’s really critical for us to be on the ground, so if there is another change we can make sure (Customs Border Patrol) is complying with the court order, Weissman-Ward said.