Following President Donald Trump’s announcement of a travel ban on 12 countries, Bay Area residents with family members in those countries expressed concerns.

Mhret Weldabzghi, who was born in Eritrea, said she is concerned about what the restrictions mean for her loved ones back home.

“We have a big community, the community does it what it has to do, they work hard, they follow the rules, what is the reason to restrict them?” Weldabzghi said.

Weldabzghi is one of more than 10,000 Eritreans living in the Bay Area, with the majority of the population making a home in Oakland.

She said she is concerned the ban will prevent her from seeing her family.

“It’s very bad for the family,” she said. “If I wouldn’t see my dad, it would impact me. And I would like to see any Eritrean or any human

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