Chris Brown melted all of our hearts when he shared an update on little Aeko Instagram, as the two are unfortunately separated by oceans due to the European travel ban in the United States. Like many of us, the coronavirus pandemic hasn’t been easy on Chris Brown. In particular, the singer is having a hard time as the world essentially goes into lockdown because it means that he won’t be able to see his newborn son for awhile. After Trump banned travel to and from Europe last month, Aeko and his mom, Ammika Harris, haven’t been able to return to the U.S. from Germany, where they had been visiting Ammika’s mother since January. Chris has expressed how difficult it’s been to be apart from his baby boy, but it looks like he’s feeding the withdrawal with some heartwarming content of his son in the meantime. CB posted a video on Instagram of his “mini me” on Tuesday night, declaring Aeko “the prince.”

In the sweet clip, Aeko smiles as a female voice (presumably Ammika’s) gives him compliments. “Silly butt,” she affectionately calls him. “Look at you! You’re so handsome. Baby, you’re so handsome.” The video is too cute for words, and we’re glad Chris can at least get virtual updates on his growing son while the two are miles apart.

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While he’s been in quarantine all by his lonesome, Chris has been keeping busy by engaging in the newfound IG live craze, particularly with Tory Lanez‘s Quarantine Radio. The singer made a guest appearance on Tory’s new IG live show, and was also caught leaving suggestive comments about Doja Cat on a different “episode” of QR. It hasn’t all been fun and games, though. Chris recently had to hide from a delusional fan who attempted to break into his home, claiming they were “life partners.”

Chris Brown longs to be with his “mini me”—4-month-old son, Aeko Catori Brown—who is in currently Germany with his mother, Ammika Harris. The coronavirus outbreak has impacted European countries severely, with Italy reporting the highest number of COVID-19 cases and related deaths in the world. As a result of the escalation of COVID-19 in Europe, Trump temporarily banned non-essential overseas travel between the United States and Europe. This news came as a major disappointment to Chris, as his newborn Aeko is currently residing in Germany with Chris’ “ex” (although there has been immense speculation that the two have been back together for awhile, and are possibly engaged or even married), Ammika Harris. Ammika travelled to Germany in January to visit her mother, who lives there, and do some photo shoots for Fashion Nova. Now, Chris’ contact with his youngest child has been restricted to FaceTime calls, and their separation has clearly been taking a toll on the singer.

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Chris took to Instagram to express how much he misses his baby boy, posting side-by-side shots of Aeko and himself when he was around the same age. The resemblance between the father and son is uncanny, which Chris brought attention to in the caption. “MISSING MY MINI ME,” he wrote. He also included a sound-less clip of baby Aeko in the post that will make your heart melt.

We hope Chris will be reunited with his mini me soon enough!

In November 2019, Chris Brown welcomed his newborn son Aeko Catori Brown into the world. The singer has been gushing over his baby boy for months, posting him on social media all the time and inviting us into his world. Unfortunately, with the recent shift in our lives due to the novel coronavirus, Brown hasn’t been able to spend any time with Aeko. In fact, they’re thousands of miles apart because Ammika Harris, CB’s ex-girlfriend and the mother of his child, is living in Germany with the kid.

According to several sources, Chris Brown has been relegated to FaceTime calls with his toddler son because of the travel ban imposed on anybody coming from Europe to the United States. To slow the spread of COVID-19, non-essential travel between Europe and the United States has been temporarily suspended, meaning Aeko and Ammika are stuck in a whole other continent, unable to see Chris.

Harris went to Germany in January 2020 to do photoshoots for Fashion Nova and hang out with her mother, who lives over there. 

Chris Brown is reportedly unsure of the next time he’ll be able to see his son, which is worrying him. Thus far, he has not commented publicly on the travel ban, or what it means for his family in the short-term.

Hopefully, they’re able to reunite sooner rather than later.

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News updates about the coronavirus are unavoidable. As the world takes precautions to contain the pandemic as much as possible, President Donald Trump has been criticized for not making moves to protect American citizens. On Wednesday (March 11), Trump answered his naysayers by addressing the world from the White House’s Oval Office in a video public service announcement.

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According to PEOPLE, there are just over 1,000 reported cases of coronavirus in the United States. It’s reported that 54,000 people have recovered from the illness while 4,000 have died. In his statement, Trump said that the World Health Organization has officially declared coronavirus to be a pandemic.

“After consulting with our top government health professionals, I have decided to take several strong but necessary actions to protect the health and well-being of all Americans,” Trump said. “To keep new cases from entering our shores, we will be suspending all travel from Europe to the United States for the next 30 days. The new rules will go into effect Friday (March 13) at midnight.”

“These restrictions will be adjusted subject to conditions on the ground,” the President added. “There will be exemptions for Americans who have undergone appropriate screenings.” Restrictions will also be placed on any cargo or items making their way from Europe, not including the United Kingdom.

He clarified that for the “vast majority of Americans the risk is very low” and “young and healthy people can expect to recover quickly if they should get the virus.” People with the highest risk is for the elderly with health issues. Watch Donald Trump give his announcement below.

The notorious travel ban enacted by the Trump administration has now been expanded, CNN reports, to include six additional countries. Immigration restrictions will be imposed on Nigeria, Eritrea, Tanzania, Sudan, Kyrgyzstan and Myanmar (known as Burma), excluding immigrants who have been of service to the United States. This amendment has caused similar backlash as the initial travel ban signed three years ago, which was heavily perceived as Trump’s efforts to ban Muslims from the U.S. In the same vein, many see the addition of these mostly African countries as a discriminatory measure. However, the White House maintains that the travel ban is essential to the upkeep of national security.

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After the Trump admin went to the Supreme Court in 2018, the third iteration of the travel ban was upheld after previous versions were challenged in court. The current policy prevents seven countries from entry to varying degrees: Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria, Yemen, Venezuela, and North Korea. Chad was taken off the list last April due to its enhancement in security measures. Unlike the original ban, this new adjustment only includes categories of immigration visa applicants. While only green card lotteries will be restricted from Sudan and Tanzania, all immigrants from Burma, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan and Nigeria will be banned from the U.S. The updates to this policy were made in the wake of the U.S.’s efforts to deal with the Coronavirus outbreak in China. The White House announced on Friday that foreign nationals who have traveled through China in the last 14 days would be denied entry to the country.