China's persecuted Muslims find haven in the US

A family was reunited in Texas after fleeing persecution in China.

In January, 7-year-old Bayan Auelkhan landed at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport with her parents. She found herself over 7,000 miles away from her home in Kazakhstan, and her family does not know if or when they'll return. But she doesn't mind the travel or even living in a strange, new place, now that Bayan is back with her mother after being separated for much of her life. Bayan called attention to her plight in a YouTube video posted in 2019 by a Kazkh activist, Serikzhan Bilash. Bayan is seen in the video, alongside her father, pleading to be reunited with her mother. "I miss my mommy," she says in the video.