Wife and son of the Builder, who died in Manhattan fighting with officials for the right to come to the US for his funeral.
We will remind, 33-year-old Yukong Wu fell on January 23 from height of the ninth floor in the Elevator shaft at a construction site on East 24th Str. in New York.
As reported by NBC News, Ukong Wu arrived in Brooklyn from Chinese’s a few years ago. In the United States lived legally as his parents and sister. Wife and son remained in China. According to the parents of the deceased, they were behind him as behind a stone wall. The man worked at the construction site to provide a decent life for the family.
The bereaved parents believe that their son’s soul will not rest until his wife will not see him for the last time. Meanwhile, the state Department has rejected the petition of the women of all emergency visa in connection with the funeral.
«She is in despair, says family lawyer Steven Gershowitz. — She is denied the chance to say goodbye to her husband.» According to the lawyer, the US government fears that a woman will not leave the country after the funeral Wu.
Family of the deceased Builder I hope that the Consulate or the state Department still will consider the request and understand that what they do is a «travesty of justice», said Gershowitz.
The state Department spokesman told NBC that the individual cases are not commented.
