HENRICO, Va. (WRIC) — A Moroccan woman is stuck in Henrico after her home country shut its borders, fearing the new COVID-19 omicron variant. The woman’s family is also grappling with thousands of dollars in U.S. hospital bills that keep arriving in the mail.
Morocco is temporarily banning foreign travelers and even some of the country’s own citizens can’t get back home right now. Ashley Venable’s mother-in-law, a Moroccan citizen, has spent the last few months on a visitor’s visa meeting her new grandchildren in Henrico.