Political Asylum

Life in America: A 'WIN' for Women Guiding Women

Sabrina Hersi Issa | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Women's Information Network, Win, Somalia, Liz Chadderdon, Mogadishu, Political Asylum, Impact News
Sabrina Hersi Issa

My family is from Somalia and came to the United States through political asylum. I'm a proud first-generation American woman, and I grew up constantly reminded of my fortune to be born in the United States -- and the unyielding opportunity to build your own destiny here.

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For Immigrants, Is the United States a Safe Haven or Prison Ward?

Michelle Brané | Posted 08.24.2011

Read More: Asylum Seekers, Immigration Reform, Immigration, Political Asylum, Immigration Debate, Asylum, Politics News
Michelle Brané

The Keep Our Communities Safe Act authorizes prolonged detention for those who applied for relief such as a trafficking visa or asylum, which could include a victim of severe domestic violence or torture.

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Leah Finnegan

Saad's Story: A Deported Student's Quest To Return To America

HuffingtonPost.com | Leah Finnegan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ralph Isenberg, Saad Nabeel, Illegal Immigration, Humanitarian Parole, Saad Nabeel News, Political Asylum, DREAM Act, Hector Lopez, College News

Saad Nabeel doesn't get much sleep these days. Holed up in an undisclosed location in Malaysia, the lanky 20-year-old spends his nights furtively work...

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Ugandan Woman's Future Uncertain, Despite Winning Asylum

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Department of Homeland Security, Lord's Resistance Army, Political Asylum, Terrorism, Uptown Chicago, Uganda, Regina Othola, Uptown, Chicago News

In a Catholic church in Uptown, Regina Othola prays. She prays for courage. She prays for hope. And sometimes, Othola, 30, prays to forget....

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Gay Saudi Diplomat Seeks Asylum In U.S.

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Department of Homeland Security, Homosexuality, Gay Rights, Political Asylum, Saudi Arabia, Saudi, Los Angeles, Ali Ahmad Asseri, World News

WASHINGTON — A Saudi diplomat in Los Angeles reportedly has asked for political asylum in the United States, claiming his life is in danger if he is...

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Herve Fonkou Takoulo Arrested After Wife Caroline Jamieson Sends Illegal Immigration Letter To President Obama

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Immigration Reform, Cameroon, Green Card, White House, Letter, Barack Obama, Political Asylum, New York City, Illegal Immigration, Immigration, Caroline Jamieson, Engineer, Herve Fonkou Takoulo, Politics News

NEW YORK — A woman who wrote President Barack Obama, asking for help resolving her husband's immigration problem got a response she didn't expec...

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Qatar's Controversial Open-Door Policy has Helped in its Bid to Be Seen as an International Player

Shabina S. Khatri | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Doha, Qatar, Asylum Seekers, Political Asylum, Asylum Program, Asylum, World News
Shabina S. Khatri

Tiny, resource-rich and host to a US army base, Qatar has the necessary wealth and might -- and thus the security -- to welcome any guest whose home countries don't want them, whatever the reason.

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African Asylum Seekers in Israel

Yermi Brenner | Posted 06.14.2011

Read More: Asylum Seekers, Yermi Brenner, Holocaust, Darfur Genocide, Egypt, Political Asylum, Sudan, Genocide, Africa, Israel, Refugees, Eritrea, World News
Yermi Brenner

In the past few years, Israel's border with Egypt has become an infiltration point for Africans who have escaped from war and persecution, mainly from Sudan and Eritrea.

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The Immigration Bill No One's Talking About

Josh Shahryar | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Political Asylum, Immigrants, Asylum, Asylum Seekers, Arizona Immigration Bill, Undocumented Immigrants, Refugee Protection Act, Politics News
Josh Shahryar

While it is paramount that the issue of undocumented immigrants in the US be addressed, refugee protection must not be ignored simply because it is not seen as an election issue.

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Obama's Aunt Prepares For Fight To Stay In US, Avoid Deportation

AP | DENISE LAVOIE | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Illegal Immirgation, Kenya, Barack Obama, Political Asylum, Zeituni Onyango, Immigration, Obama Aunt, Obama Family, Ice, Politics News

BOSTON — President Barack Obama's aunt, a Kenya native who once cared for his siblings, defied a deportation order in 2004 and became a politica...

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INTERVIEW: Filmmaker Havana Marking On The Dangers Of Being An 'Afghan Star' (VIDEO)

Diane Tucker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Afghan Culture, Sundance Film Festival, Political Asylum, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Beyonce, Democracy, Documentaries, Taliban, Diane Tucker, Slumdog Millionaire, Mujahideen, Afghanistan War, Havana Marking, Daoud Siddiqi, Pop Idol, Tolo TV, American Idol, Afghan Taliban, Afghan Star, Lema, Setara, Saad Mohseni, Jahid Mohseni, World News
Diane Tucker

"Watching young girls with only one mobile phone in the house debate about who to cast that one vote for -- it was pretty powerful. It wasn't a presidential election, but it was the idea that these girls had a role to play..."

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