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Bassam Abu Assali, who was detained with his family upon arrival in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was forced to board a plane back home to Syria because of U.S. President Trump's executive order, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at his shop, in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017. Assali was turned back over the weekend despite having an immigration visa. He said he would never have made the journey if he knew he would be humiliated this way. He added he would still like to live in the United States if he is allowed and that he believes “America has democracy, freedoms and human rights” despite what happened. (AP Photo)

Bassam Abu Assali, who was detained with his family upon arrival in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was forced to board a plane back home to Syria because of U.S. President Trump's executive order, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at his shop, in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017. Assali was turned back over the weekend despite having an immigration visa. He said he would never have made the journey if he knew he would be humiliated this way. He added he would still like to live in the United States if he is allowed and that he believes “America has democracy, freedoms and human rights” despite what happened. (AP Photo)

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