Iranian baby with heart defect impacted by Donald Trump's travel ban making good progress

A four-month-old Iranian girl with a rare heart condition who was affected by President Donald Trump's travel ban is "out of the woods" and making good progress after life-saving surgery, doctors have said.

Iranian baby with heart defect impacted by Donald Trump's travel ban making good progress

A four-month-old Iranian girl with a rare heart condition who was affected by President Donald Trump's travel ban is "out of the woods" and making good progress after life-saving surgery, doctors have said.

Fatemeh Reshad and her parents' plans to enter the US with a travel visa for her surgery were cancelled last month after Mr Trump issued his executive order on immigration and refugees from seven predominantly Muslim countries, including Iran.

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