LEGAL US Court Grants Asylum to Obama's African Aunt

Chair Warmer

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US court grants asylum to Obama's African aunt
By MEGHAN BARR, Associated Press Writer Meghan Barr, Associated Press Writer – 28 mins ago

CLEVELAND – A U.S. immigration court has granted asylum to President Barack Obama's African aunt, allowing her to stay in the country, her attorneys announced Monday.

The decision was mailed Friday and comes three months after Kenya native Zeituni Onyango, the half-sister of Obama's late father, testified at a closed hearing in Boston, where she arrived in a wheelchair and two doctors testified in support of her case.

Onyango plans to apply for a work visa and can apply for a green card after she gets it, her attorneys said.

The basis for her asylum request was never made public. People who seek asylum must show that they face persecution in their homeland on the basis of religion, race, nationality, political opinion or membership in a social group.

"The asylum process is confidential and she wants to keep it that way, so we can't get into details on why the judge granted asylum or the exact basis for her claim," said her attorney Scott Bratton. He added: "She doesn't want people to feel sorry for her."

Another lawyer, Margaret Wong of Cleveland, said last year that Onyango first applied for asylum "due to violence in Kenya." The East African nation is fractured by cycles of electoral violence every five years.

Medical issues also could have played a role. In a November interview with The Associated Press, Onyango said she was disabled and was learning to walk again after being paralyzed from Guillain-Barre syndrome, an autoimmune disorder.

Onyango moved to the United States in 2000. Her first asylum request was rejected, and she was ordered deported in 2004. But she didn't leave the country and continued to live in public housing in Boston.

Onyango's status as an illegal immigrant was revealed just days before Obama was elected in November 2008. Obama said he did not know his aunt was living here illegally and believes laws covering the situation should be followed.

A judge later agreed to suspend her deportation order and reopen her asylum case.

Wong has said that Obama wasn't involved in the Boston hearing. Obama spokesman Nick Shapiro said Monday that the White House had no involvement in the case at any point in the process.

In his memoir, "Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance," Obama affectionately referred to Onyango as "Auntie Zeituni" and described meeting her during his 1988 trip to Kenya.

Onyango helped care for the president's half brothers and sister while living with Barack Obama Sr. in Kenya.
 
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Dennis Olson

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Why I am SHOCKED!!! SHOCKED I SAY!!!!!!!!


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/hurl

I guess the Kenyan HNIC gets to keep auntie in the US. Now he can move her into the Black House with Michelle's momma...
 

Topusaret

Deceased
The important lesson to take away from this debacle is this, boys and girls:

If you are one of the estimated 30 MILLION illegal invaders (plunderers) of this country, just hang on a little bit longer. Brother Obama and his minions will be along shortly to get you and yours taken care of.

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"The asylum process is confidential and she wants to keep it that way, so we can't get into details on why the judge granted asylum or the exact basis for her claim," said her attorney Scott Bratton. He added: "She doesn't want people to feel sorry for her."
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Trust me, Scott. None of us expected the "details" to be released. Oh, and Scott...I can assure you that your client is way, way down the list of persons I am likely to feel sorry for.
 

Jamestown Girl

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I am just trying to understand the persecution thing. As O's aunt I would think she would be quite popular and revered in Kenya. Not that it seems to have helped his brother.
 

Dennis Olson

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Rgae, the INSTANT I heard this story when it first broke, I knew what the outcome would be. This was moer transparent than a KGB "trial" in the days of the Soviet Union.
 

Grantbo

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If the govt won't eject this criminal invader they certianly won't get rid of the 20-50 million illegals that already infest our once great country.

CWII gets closer by the day. Closer.
 

Wiley

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It looks like everyone in Obama's family can break the law and still get what they wanted to start with....

I think any one of them would commit suicide if they had to live by the rules the rest of us do and pay the penalties that would we do when we break the same laws & rules.


Screw it... I'm going to claim I"m a cousin of Odummy's and quit paying taxes... including sales tax!


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