Adam faced a painful choice — remain in Darfur, where she had returned with Wesal to be closer to family, and risk her life because of her husband’s political activities, or leave for the US, hoping it would not take long until she could send for her daughter.

She left Wesal with family friends in 2006. Looking back, Adam said: “I felt it was selfish on my part to help my wife come here. I thought it was better to lose one of them than both of them.”

The Adams’ cause was taken up by a lawyer, Alan Lungen, on a pro bono basis, and the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, a non-profit group in New York. Lungen and workers at the aid society were successful in winning Wesal a humanitarian parole in May.

As the Adams settle into their two-bedroom apartment in Parkville, Brooklyn, they know it will take time for their daughter to adjust.