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Obama aunt from Kenya living in US illegally
Obama aunt from Kenya living in US illegally
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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 56-year-old Zeituni Onyango, who was
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 about Obama's
aunt. 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.

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)