In a proceeding which was closed to the public, Judge Leonard Shapiro decided to put off a final decision on either to grant asylum to Zeituni Onyango, 57, or to issue the deportation of the Kenyan national for a few more months. A decision will be made no later than May 25.
Obama’s aunt came to this morning's hearing in immigration court in a wheelchair, asking for asylum for medical reasons. In 2002, the first time she asked for asylum, she cited ongoing violence in her native Kenya as the reason.
Zeituni Onyango, 57, who has been living in a Boston public housing project was first ordered deported in 2004, but refused to leave. She has been in the United States since 2000, and was ordered out of the country after she overstayed her visa.
The public first learned that Obama had an aunt living illegally in the U.S., just days before the 2008 Presidential election.
Obama claimed that he was unaware of her illegal status, and has not, at least publicly been involved in the case. Although, it is curious that only one month after Senator Obama became President Obama, U.S. Immigration Judge Leonard Shapiro granted his aunt a temporary stay, and agreed to reopen her asylum case.
In November, Onyango told the Associated Press that she has not spoken to her nephew in some time, saying: “Before, we were family. But right now, there is a lot of politics, and me, I am not interested in any politics at all.”
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What a scam.
She lived/s illegally in government subsidized housing, works illegally and now wants to stay for medical benifits.
Legal immigrants have to prove they won't become public charges and if they get government assistance it can affect their later application for citizenship.
This woman has made our laws a joke.
It's a foregone conclusion that she'll be granted asylum. The judge is just trying to figure out a way to make the decision look credible....
What a joke. Every day this illegal squats in our country, she makes a further mockery of our criminal justice system. And she's illegally public housing as well. Why should any of us obey the law??
Gee, I didn't see this coming at ALL.
The rule of law has been replaced with selective enforcement.
That is fascism.
Is this not exactly what we expected to happen in this case? Like this has not had time to be decided at this point. Poor stupid American taxpayers that we put up with this. Pitchforks at the ready!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THESE ILLEGALS WHETHER IT BE OBAMA OR HIS AUNTIE OR THOSE FROM MEXICO? THEY KNOW ALL THE ANGLES FOR BYPASSING AMERICAS LAWS.ALSO THEY HAVE MORE LEGAL POWER FURNISHED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERMENT AND TAXPAYER FUNDED MEXICO ORIENTED AGENCIES. THE REAL LEGAL 100 PERCENT AMERICAN WOULD NEVER QUALIFY FOR MOST OF THESE BENEFITS. WHEREAS THE ILLEGAL AUTOMATICALLY QUALIFIES THINK ABOUT IT PLEASE??? JUST A LEGAL 100 PERCENT AMERICAN>>>>>>
Newspapers and tv make me sick....
There we go again, breaking up families. After all, this is his father's half sister, the sister of the father that he only saw about 2 or 3 times in his life! Wait! Where was dear auntie when Barak was being moved from pillar to post (Indonesia to Hawaii & return)? Anyway, if she really wanted to do the right thing by her nephew, she would quietly leave and we find out about it a week later. She is seeking asylum because her life may be in danger in Kenya. I don't think so! The last I heard, they were deifying Obama in Kenya. When does this non sense stop?!!! As far as her health is concerned, the condition that she is "suffering" from is curable and temporary, I looked it up. She looks health and fit enough to take a plane or a boat, doncha think? If she really cared about her nephew, she would be loooong gone. If Obama expects re election, he had better make her history, and fast!
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