source:RolandMartin/NewsOne
An aunt of President Barack Obama who was denied asylum in the U.S.
but stayed illegally for years has died in Massachusetts. Zeituni
Onyango was 61.
Cleveland attorney Margaret Wong represented Onyango in her
immigration case. She says Onyango died Tuesday in a Boston
rehabilitation center. She says Onyango was being treated for cancer and
respiratory problems.
Onyango moved to the U.S. from Kenya in 2000 and was denied asylum by
an immigration judge in 2004. She remained in the country illegally,
living in Boston public housing. Her immigration status was reported by
The Associated Press days before Obama’s election in 2008.
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