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Obama aunt from Kenya living in US illegally
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Posted on 10/31/2008 8:59:09 PM PDT by Fred

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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.

(Excerpt) Read more at ap.google.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Massachusetts
KEYWORDS: 2008; aliens; boston; election; elections; illegals; immigrantlist; mccain; mccainpalin; nobama; obama; obamafamily; obamtruthfile; odinga; onyango; vote; zeituni
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To: Fred

Way to release this late Friday night, obamedia.


21 posted on 10/31/2008 9:04:44 PM PDT by Sir Gawain (You've heard of the War on Some Drugs? Now it's the War on Some Terror)
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To: JustTheTruth

Time to return the campaign contribution!!!!!


22 posted on 10/31/2008 9:04:46 PM PDT by Fred (The Democrat Party is the Nadir of Nihilism and OBAMA IS A MARXIST)
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To: Fred

Just doing the jobs Americans won’t do.


23 posted on 10/31/2008 9:05:02 PM PDT by papasmurf (I ain't your Daddy's Conservative, OK?)
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To: RobinOfKingston

Probably a dozen times.


24 posted on 10/31/2008 9:05:05 PM PDT by comps4spice (Democrats caused the current financial mess. Do we really want to give them the Oval Office?)
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To: anniegetyourgun

I don’t know if she voted but I know she stated that she donated 300 bucks to Barack. That’s illegal for all but the Leader.


25 posted on 10/31/2008 9:05:16 PM PDT by jwalsh07 (It's the Marxism Stupid!)
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To: allmost

>She never hurt anybody. Leave her alone.<

Then why don’t you offer to pay the monthly costs of her social services costs?


26 posted on 10/31/2008 9:05:39 PM PDT by B4Ranch (I'd rather have a VP that can gut a Moose, than a President that wants to gut our Second Amendment!)
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To: allmost

Except us law abiding tax payers


27 posted on 10/31/2008 9:05:53 PM PDT by al baby (Hi mom Honkeys for Mc Cain Palin)
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To: Fred

Me thinks this is the dagger if it gets reported by even 1/3 of the MSM, Mr Obama...Checkmate.


28 posted on 10/31/2008 9:06:30 PM PDT by DAC21
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To: Fred

October surprise?


29 posted on 10/31/2008 9:06:31 PM PDT by Tawiskaro
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To: Fred
This person spoke on condition of anonymity because no one was authorized to discuss Onyango's case.

Pity the poor anonymous source on this illegal alien's case. With all in intimidation style investigation on Joe the Plumber, what do you think the Dems will do to the person who leaked this?

30 posted on 10/31/2008 9:07:13 PM PDT by BAW (Proud member of the vast right wing conspiracy.)
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To: Fred

Couldn’t Obama sponsor her? Or does she know too much?


31 posted on 10/31/2008 9:07:23 PM PDT by Defiant (NY Times carried the world's commies on its back but then...... Ad-Less Shrugged)
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To: murphE
That’s why the words “model citizen” were used to describe her previously.

A very astute post.

32 posted on 10/31/2008 9:08:04 PM PDT by hole_n_one
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To: allmost
"Leave her alone."

Like her nephew did?

33 posted on 10/31/2008 9:08:07 PM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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To: FlingWingFlyer

Can you imagine the uproar if McCain or Palin had a relative, legal or otherwise, living on government assistance!! To borrow a phrase from John “Silky Pony” Edwards, “there are two Americas!”


34 posted on 10/31/2008 9:08:13 PM PDT by truthluva (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sj91NH5fvw)
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To: Fred

this just gets better everyday will america wake up!!!!


35 posted on 10/31/2008 9:08:34 PM PDT by proudCArepublican
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To: jwalsh07

Ah....wonder where this subsistence gal came up with $300....


36 posted on 10/31/2008 9:08:39 PM PDT by anniegetyourgun
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To: truthluva

Unreal.


37 posted on 10/31/2008 9:09:18 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (I'm voting for McCain/Palin so I can look my grandchildren in the eyes when I tell them I'm sorry.)
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To: anniegetyourgun
She’s probably laying low until Tuesday when she figures Obama will take care of her.

Exactly. This story was broken by a reporter from The Times (UK). She told him she couldn't say anything until after election day.

38 posted on 10/31/2008 9:09:19 PM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: Fred

Between his aunt and half-brother, he should be known as “Senator Barak Obandon”.


39 posted on 10/31/2008 9:09:20 PM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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To: allmost

Obama could have at least helped her to immigrate lawfully. I suppose he was to busy helping his constituents in Chicago. NOT.


40 posted on 10/31/2008 9:09:30 PM PDT by igoramus08
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