Verse 1
Kristi Noem signed the papers today
Homeland Security made the call
Yemeni families must pack and go
Though their homeland's still at war
Ten years of shelter, now it's done
Protected status torn away
She says it's safe to return home
But bombs still fall in Yemen's clay
Chorus
No safe harbor, nowhere to run
When the powerful say you're done
Asylum seekers left to roam
Forced back to a war-torn home
No safe harbor anymore
Verse 2
Refugees who built their lives here
Children born on foreign ground
Must leave the only peace they've known
For a nation war has drowned
The Secretary made her choice
Determined safety from afar
While Yemeni mothers weep tonight
Beneath democracy's cold star
Inspired by real events. Names, details, and narrative may be fictionalized.
US ends temporary protected status for Yemeni refugees, asylum seekers
Al Jazeera
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