SHOKRIEA YAGHI
Shokreia’s husband, Ali Yaghi, was deported to Jordan after an extensive period in detention. Shokreia came from Afghanistan more than 20 years ago and settled in Albany, NY. Ali and Shokriea have three sons together. Ali, who owned a pizza shop and was active in his mosque, was arrested after neighbors told the FBI he made “un-American” comments. He was held in a special housing unit at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn for nine months. He was then secretly deported to Jordan. When it became clear that Ali would be unable to re-enter the United States, Shokriea took her sons to be with their father in Jordan. She returned to the United States alone to fight Ali's case. Shokriea plans to file suit against the federal government for violating Ali's constitutional rights. She wants to write a book with her husband about his detention.