A Mexican widow, Adriana Gonzalez, has been refused entry to the United States to attend the funeral of her husband, fisherman Vincent Frank Short, who died in a boating accident. Gonzalez has appealed to state officials for help after being denied an emergency visa on two separate occasions, leaving her unable to be reunited with her husband's body or take part in his funeral. The case has drawn attention to the difficulties faced by immigrant family members seeking emergency US entry for bereavement purposes.

Short, 36, died after falling from the mast of a commercial fishing boat in Akutan, Alaska. His wife's repeated visa applications were both rejected, according to a report by The Seattle Times, and she has since turned to officials for assistance in securing entry to mourn her husband and attend the funeral.