Immigrant tech workers in Silicon Valley share how Trump's travel ban has changed their lives

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Helena Price

Farid Safaie is a brand designer at Zendesk.

Today President Donald Trump signed a revised travel ban that will temporarily halt entry to the United States for people from six majority-Muslim nations who are seeking new visas.

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When the administration announced the original iteration of its ban in January, tech companies like Microsoft, Apple, Facebook, and Google took legal action against it. Leaders in the tech industry at large have expressed concerns about potential changes to work visa programs, as many employees at these companies rely on them to work in the US.

Soon after the travel ban was announced in January, San Francisco-based photographer Helena Price made a public call for immigrants working in Silicon Valley to tell their story and to take a formal portrait with her. Below are portions of the six interviews she conducted in her studio.