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The novel starts off with the Hossain family traveling to Canada to apply for asylum because of the increasing restrictions on immigrants after 9/11. Unfortunately, the Hossain family were denied asylum due to the recent arrival of immigrants. When they return to the U.S.-Canadian border, Abba is arrested for possessing an expired visa. Abba sends Nadira and Aisha back to school in Queens, NY. Nadira has always envied her older sister Aisha and thus, she refuses to work with Aisha. When Aisha returns to school she finds out that she is nominated for valedictorian. Nadira tells her that it won’t matter since they will not be able to live in America.
Abba's imprisonment is lengthened because he is suspected of being involved with an illicit
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