suddenly entire lives were held in lembo. 109 people were on their way to america and denied entry, accordinge white house. instant chaos and confusion erupted at airports. a number of travelers to the u.s., including children, detained upon landing. tears of joy when this mother in virginia reunited with her 5-year-old son. >> i don't know what to do. because i sold my house. i quit my job. my wife quit her job. and kids left school. >> reporter: abdullah was vetted. he's been in this country six years, working on a perfectly legal religious workers visa. he says he loves this country and doesn't think the policy will abate terror. >> this type of decision, it will only promote hate and fear. and it will not solve the problem of extremism. just the other day, that canadian white man, he entered the mosque in quebec and killed eight people while they were praying. so we will not -- we don't say we have white men are terrorists, that's just foolish, that is very unjust and very unfair. so this decision is very discriminatory, very discriminatory, very unjust, very inhuman. >> reporter: he got