Obama's Aunt - Illegal Alien

Big Sarge · 11-01-2008, 10:19 AM

WASHINGTON -- Barack Obama's aunt, a Kenyan woman who has been quietly living in public housing in Boston, is in the United States illegally after an immigration judge rejected her request for asylum four years ago, The Associated Press has learned.

Zeituni Onyango, 56, referred to as "Aunti Zeituni" in Obama's memoir, was instructed to leave the United States by a U.S. immigration judge who denied her asylum request, a person familiar with the matter told the AP late Friday. This person spoke on condition of anonymity because no one was authorized to discuss Onyango's case.

Information about the deportation case was disclosed and confirmed by two separate sources, one of them a federal law enforcment official. The information they made available is known to officials in the federal government, but the AP could not establish whether anyone at a political level in the Bush administration or in the McCain campaign had been involved in its release.

Onyango's refusal to leave the country would represent an administrative, non-criminal violation of U.S. immigration law, meaning such cases are handled outside the criminal court system. Estimates vary, but many experts believe there are more than 10 million such immigrants in the United States.

The AP could not reach Onyango immediately for comment. No one answered the telephone number listed in her name late Friday. It was unclear why her request for asylum was rejected in 2004.

richlevy · 11-01-2008, 10:27 AM

Great, another 'relative' story. I used to be Billy Carter and Roger Clinton. This year it's Joe McCain and "Aunti Zeituni". Not much of an issue unless either candidate intervened on their behalf.

BTW, GWB didn't have a ne'er do well relative. GWB was the ne'er do well relative.

elSicomoro · 11-01-2008, 10:51 AM

Obama on Aunti Zeituni: If she's illegal, follow the law.

richlevy · 11-01-2008, 11:03 AM

I can feel a campaign commercial coming on......

Cloud · 11-01-2008, 11:04 AM

you can't choose your relatives . . .

elSicomoro · 11-01-2008, 11:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by richlevy

I can feel a campaign commercial coming on......

John now thinks he can win Massachusetts.

TheMercenary · 11-01-2008, 08:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sycamore

Obama on Aunti Zeituni: If she's illegal, follow the law.

I agree, deport her ass in the morning.

xoxoxoBruce · 11-02-2008, 01:02 AM

They can't, until they deport the millions in line in front of her. I know some Nigerians in MA, that were told to go home over 12 years ago... and every couple of years since. But they don't go and the government can't seem to find them, although they can send them letters every couple of years.

elSicomoro · 11-02-2008, 01:03 AM

Based on what I was reading earlier, the City of Boston isn't allowed to ask about immigration statuses. So unless ICE hauls her away, it's essentially a non-issue.

elSicomoro · 11-02-2008, 01:06 AM

Correction...from the article I posted earlier:

She said that although Onyango entered the system under federal guidelines in a federal development, she now lives in a state-funded development. State law forbids the authority from even asking Onyango about her immigration status. That means the federal deportation order has no bearing on Onyango's eligibility for the state-funded project where she lives, Agro said.

"We're not convinced that the deportation decision will affect her housing at all right now," she said.

Sundae · 11-02-2008, 08:01 AM

Cool! I'm packing as we speak - I'll come back online to arrange a Cellar GTG in Massachusetts

Cicero · 11-02-2008, 05:30 PM

Why not Sundae, my neighbor's English girlfriend has been here for 10years. I would gladly trade her for you any day. Any day....

Elspode · 11-02-2008, 05:46 PM

This is apparently the sister of the father that abandoned Obama and his mother?

Fucking Republican bullshit grasping at anything they can. Its embarassing. This couldn't possibly be more pointless.

Griff · 11-02-2008, 06:32 PM

[thenew]Spode you should find this frightening, but you're apparently too busy hating America.[/tw]

Nirvana · 11-02-2008, 06:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by richlevy

BTW, GWB didn't have a ne'er do well relative. GWB was the ne'er do well relative.

11-01-2008, 10:19 AM	#1
Big Sarge Werepandas - lurking in your shadows Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In the Deep South Posts: 3,408	Obama's Aunt - Illegal Alien WASHINGTON -- Barack Obama's aunt, a Kenyan woman who has been quietly living in public housing in Boston, is in the United States illegally after an immigration judge rejected her request for asylum four years ago, The Associated Press has learned. Zeituni Onyango, 56, referred to as "Aunti Zeituni" in Obama's memoir, was instructed to leave the United States by a U.S. immigration judge who denied her asylum request, a person familiar with the matter told the AP late Friday. This person spoke on condition of anonymity because no one was authorized to discuss Onyango's case. Information about the deportation case was disclosed and confirmed by two separate sources, one of them a federal law enforcment official. The information they made available is known to officials in the federal government, but the AP could not establish whether anyone at a political level in the Bush administration or in the McCain campaign had been involved in its release. Onyango's refusal to leave the country would represent an administrative, non-criminal violation of U.S. immigration law, meaning such cases are handled outside the criminal court system. Estimates vary, but many experts believe there are more than 10 million such immigrants in the United States. The AP could not reach Onyango immediately for comment. No one answered the telephone number listed in her name late Friday. It was unclear why her request for asylum was rejected in 2004.

11-01-2008, 10:27 AM	#2
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	Great, another 'relative' story. I used to be Billy Carter and Roger Clinton. This year it's Joe McCain and "Aunti Zeituni". Not much of an issue unless either candidate intervened on their behalf. BTW, GWB didn't have a ne'er do well relative. GWB was the ne'er do well relative. __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

11-01-2008, 11:03 AM	#4
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	I can feel a campaign commercial coming on...... __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

11-01-2008, 11:04 AM	#5
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	you can't choose your relatives . . . __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

11-02-2008, 01:02 AM	#8
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	They can't, until they deport the millions in line in front of her. I know some Nigerians in MA, that were told to go home over 12 years ago... and every couple of years since. But they don't go and the government can't seem to find them, although they can send them letters every couple of years. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-01-2008, 10:51 AM	#3
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Obama on Aunti Zeituni: If she's illegal, follow the law.

11-02-2008, 01:03 AM	#9
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Based on what I was reading earlier, the City of Boston isn't allowed to ask about immigration statuses. So unless ICE hauls her away, it's essentially a non-issue.

11-02-2008, 01:06 AM	#10
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Correction...from the article I posted earlier: She said that although Onyango entered the system under federal guidelines in a federal development, she now lives in a state-funded development. State law forbids the authority from even asking Onyango about her immigration status. That means the federal deportation order has no bearing on Onyango's eligibility for the state-funded project where she lives, Agro said. "We're not convinced that the deportation decision will affect her housing at all right now," she said.

11-02-2008, 08:01 AM	#11
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Cool! I'm packing as we speak - I'll come back online to arrange a Cellar GTG in Massachusetts

11-02-2008, 05:30 PM	#12
Cicero Looking forward to open mic night. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,148	Why not Sundae, my neighbor's English girlfriend has been here for 10years. I would gladly trade her for you any day. Any day.... __________________ Show me a sane man, and I will cure him for you.- Carl Jung

11-02-2008, 05:46 PM	#13
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	This is apparently the sister of the father that abandoned Obama and his mother? Fucking Republican bullshit grasping at anything they can. Its embarassing. This couldn't possibly be more pointless. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

11-02-2008, 06:32 PM	#14
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	[thenew]Spode you should find this frightening, but you're apparently too busy hating America.[/tw] __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

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