Ellen DeGeneres enters 'Muslim ban' controversy with generous donation to Iraqi couple

Ellen DeGeneres has made a generous donation to a gay Iraqi couple who managed to escape persecution and overcome the odds to find a new life together in America.

Mon, 30 Jan, 2017 - 00:00

Anna O’Donoghue

Nayyef Hrebid and Btoo Allami were both serving with the military in Iraq when they first met and fell in love.

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