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300 Utahns cheer for last refugee family allowed to enter state after Trump ban

Family barely escapes Trump’s temporary ban on refugee resettlement program.

Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune A large group welcomes a refugee family from Afghanistan (Hassan Ali, his wife Fozia, and their five children) to the Salt Lake City International Airport, Thursday February 2, 2017. The family members are likely the last refugees to arrive in Utah for the foreseeable future, as President Donald Trump's immigration ban takes effect.