LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- The Trump administration's travel ban against 12 countries hit close to home for the Las Vegas Eritrean community, which is facing new obstacles to connect with their family.

During a memorial for a minister, around 50 neighbors gathered at the Eritrean Cultural & Civic Center to enjoy freshly baked coffee and traditional himbasha. The gathering was interrupted by news their home country was included in the new U.S. travel ban.

“Unfortunately, it's not good, because our community just serves our Eritrean community here in Las Vegas,” Binyam Semereab, a member at the Eritrean Cultural & Civic Center, said. “People who are born here, and then some of them are being here, and then they have a cultural change at the same time with language barriers, and we try to help the

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