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Former Myanmar refugee had secured family’s escape to Tri-Cities. Then Trump took office

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80% Informative

Myint Myint "Mimi" Sein has been fighting for six years to get her cousin and his family out of a refugee camp on the Thai -Myanmar border.

The family of four was at the final stage in the process for the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program .

President Donald Trump suspended refugee admissions and resettlement.

World Relief Tri-Cities was forced to furlough 30% of its employees in February .

The organization has helped nearly 1,900 refugees resettle in Washington state from 2019 to 2024 .

Sein, along with her husband, their 3-month-old son and her parents fled Myanmar in 1988 .

Sein remains deeply grateful for the opportunity to resettle in the Tri-Cities .

She has positive memories of her childhood and university education in Myanmar .

“I miss it, but I will never go back,” she said.

Sein and her family enjoy cooking curries, vegetables and rice.

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informal

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English

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