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.
The basis for her asylum request hadn't been 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.
Her 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.
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. The White House also said it was not helping Onyango with legal fees.
3 comments:
Just another case of BS. Why was she here for the last 10yrs, ILLEGALLY, in public housing paid by our tax paying dollars? Who paid for her attorneys? Now one has to understand why Arizona took a stand. The one's that don't understand are part of the problem! Yeah,yeah...call me a racist. That line has been played out has much as the word transparency! I love my country and I'm sick of the BS!
Obama is a typical progressive socialist. He is wealthy enough to support his aunt but expects taxpayers to pay for her public housing. What a cheap bastard, just like the Clintons who won't support their niece who is receiving welfare.
"the east african nation is fractured by cycles of electoral violence every five years."
so what? we have our electoral violence every 4 years. with a bonus 'we really missed' you elections every couple years.
and how does an illegal immigrant get section 8 housing? how is this fair?
and someone has already touched on the 'disabled and in a wheelchair, yet asking for a work visa' nonsense.
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