Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. Trump: US Citizen Detained in Yemen 'Reunited' With Family by Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that American citizen Danny Burch has been reunited with his family and praised the United Arab Emirates for its role in "bringing Danny home." In September 2017, Burch was detained in Yemen and had been held by the country's Houthi group until January 2018, when he was released and taken to Oman.