Worrisome Trend Threatens Credibility of System WASHINGTON, July 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Many activist-minded attorney groups are working to expand opportunities for asylum by pushing analysis that contradicts the original intent and traditional interpretation of asylum law.
Onyango Asylum Decision: A Case Study in the Abuse of U.S. Political Asylum Policy
WASHINGTON, May 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today's decision granting President Obama's aunt, Zeituni Onyango, political asylum provides a case study in how those seeking to evade U.S. immigration laws can manipulate the system, charged the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR).
USTPAC Appeals to UNHCR Not to Relax Protection Guidelines for Asylum Seekers from Sri Lanka
United States Tamil Political Action Council (USTPAC) is alarmed by reports of the premier agency in the world for protecting refugees, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, contemplating relaxing protection guidelines for asylum seekers from Sri Lanka. "Thousands of ethnic Tamils who left dire and oppressive conditions in Sri Lanka and are now temporarily hosted in many countries could face torture and possible death if they were to be deported to Sri Lanka," warned a USTPAC spokesperson.
