Seven days after taking office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that prevented travel to from seven countries. This order spread fear among refugees in the United States, even those who were from countries not on the list. Zayana Abdallah, who is a muslim originally from Burundi, Africa, a country not on the list, decided to cancel her plans to travel to her home country and opted instead to stay in the United States, which has been her home for the past nine years.