US veteran and mother FREED from UAE after Trump and Rubio intervene

After more than five years of wrongful detention in the United Arab Emirates, US Army veteran Robert Dobbs and his 80-year-old mother Betty have returned safely to Wisconsin, following direct intervention by former President Donald Trump and Secretary Marco Rubio.

Robert Dobbs had been trapped in the UAE since a retaliatory civil case was filed against him by a British-run school in Sharjah, after he won a labour dispute over withheld end-of-service benefits. The school alleged unpaid tuition fees, and while Dobbs was unable to defend himself during COVID travel restrictions, a default judgment was issued. He became subject to a travel ban, lost his ability to work legally, and endured nearly 30 arrests over the course of five years.