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| 'Upset and afraid' Glasgow vet caught in US flight ban | 'Upset and afraid' Glasgow vet caught in US flight ban |
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| A vet from Glasgow says she is "upset" and "afraid" after being prevented from flying to the US under President Donald Trump's executive order barring people from several Muslim countries. | A vet from Glasgow says she is "upset" and "afraid" after being prevented from flying to the US under President Donald Trump's executive order barring people from several Muslim countries. |
| Hamaseh Tayari, who holds an Iranian passport, had been due to fly home from a holiday in Costa Rica via New York. | Hamaseh Tayari, who holds an Iranian passport, had been due to fly home from a holiday in Costa Rica via New York. |
| But she has been told she cannot fly to the USA because of the order. | But she has been told she cannot fly to the USA because of the order. |
| The American president said the measures would "keep radical Islamic terrorists out of the US". | The American president said the measures would "keep radical Islamic terrorists out of the US". |
| The 90-day travel ban affects nationals from Syria, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. | The 90-day travel ban affects nationals from Syria, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. |
| 'Crazy thing' | 'Crazy thing' |
| Speaking to BBC Scotland from San Jose airport in Costa Rica, Dr Tayari, who works at the University of Glasgow, said: "We arrived at the airport this morning at five o'clock for the check-in to fly to New York, and then from New York to Glasgow. | Speaking to BBC Scotland from San Jose airport in Costa Rica, Dr Tayari, who works at the University of Glasgow, said: "We arrived at the airport this morning at five o'clock for the check-in to fly to New York, and then from New York to Glasgow. |
| "The people at the check-in told me that I was not allowed to take the plane because of the new rules. | "The people at the check-in told me that I was not allowed to take the plane because of the new rules. |
| "The company was really helpful. I'm still in their offices trying to find new flights. | "The company was really helpful. I'm still in their offices trying to find new flights. |
| "They've given us food and coffee, and they're really supporting us. It's not their fault, but it's a crazy thing that I really didn't expect to happen to me." | "They've given us food and coffee, and they're really supporting us. It's not their fault, but it's a crazy thing that I really didn't expect to happen to me." |
| Dr Tayari grew up and studied in Italy, qualifying as a vet in 2012. | Dr Tayari grew up and studied in Italy, qualifying as a vet in 2012. |
| She was awarded a PhD by the University of Pisa after a short period of extra training in Switzerland and moved to Glasgow to continue her studies in November 2015. | She was awarded a PhD by the University of Pisa after a short period of extra training in Switzerland and moved to Glasgow to continue her studies in November 2015. |
| She said: "I still have Iranian nationality, because I've never thought about changing it. | She said: "I still have Iranian nationality, because I've never thought about changing it. |
| "I've never had any problems until now, maybe I've had to wait a bit longer for visas, but nothing like this has happened to me. | "I've never had any problems until now, maybe I've had to wait a bit longer for visas, but nothing like this has happened to me. |
| "In my passport I have a regular transit visa for the USA, but they told me the visa is not any more valid." | "In my passport I have a regular transit visa for the USA, but they told me the visa is not any more valid." |
| 'Completely shocked' | 'Completely shocked' |
| She was left trying to find alternative routes home. | |
| However, Dr Tayari said that, owing to her passport, "flying through Cuba, Panama, Mexico, all of these other places, I need a visa. | |
| "The only thing that I've found is a direct flight from San Jose [in Costa Rica] to Madrid." | "The only thing that I've found is a direct flight from San Jose [in Costa Rica] to Madrid." |
| Booking that flight and connection onwards to London and Glasgow has cost her and her boyfriend almost £2,600 which she described as "all our money for the next few months". | Booking that flight and connection onwards to London and Glasgow has cost her and her boyfriend almost £2,600 which she described as "all our money for the next few months". |
| She said: "I don't know how we'll afford to pay the rent, the bills, and the food," adding that the situation had left her "completely shocked". | She said: "I don't know how we'll afford to pay the rent, the bills, and the food," adding that the situation had left her "completely shocked". |
| "I thought maybe I didn't understand what's going on. I tried to ask again, if I understood properly. | "I thought maybe I didn't understand what's going on. I tried to ask again, if I understood properly. |
| "Afterwards, I was really upset. I'm still upset. I'm more than angry. I'm really upset. And, I'm a little bit afraid." | "Afterwards, I was really upset. I'm still upset. I'm more than angry. I'm really upset. And, I'm a little bit afraid." |
| A spokesman for the University of Glasgow said: "We were extremely concerned at the difficulties which one of our postgraduate students encountered on trying to return to the UK via the United States after holidaying in Costa Rica. | A spokesman for the University of Glasgow said: "We were extremely concerned at the difficulties which one of our postgraduate students encountered on trying to return to the UK via the United States after holidaying in Costa Rica. |
| "We have been in touch with Hamaseh who has made arrangements to get back to Glasgow via an alternative route. The university will do all that we can to support her." | "We have been in touch with Hamaseh who has made arrangements to get back to Glasgow via an alternative route. The university will do all that we can to support her." |