He ordered that the Home Secretary considers granting Mrs Anderson indefinite leave to stay in Britain as a returningresident and that she should not be subject to immigration rules.
One resident, who identified himself only as Abdullah, told CNN that returning people are facing shortages in food, water and basic supplies for survival.
"I learned about the work it takes to get the book from the publishers and into the hands of readers, " says returning "Power Reader" Sherae Allen, a teacher and New York City resident who learned about the convention through a promotion at Brooklyn's Greenlight Bookstore.