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Bin Laden son questioned in Egypt

One of Osama Bin Laden's sons has been deported from Spain following a failed asylum bid and is being questioned by the... more

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Son of Osama Bin Laden Deported

MADRID, Spain (CNN) -- One of Osama bin Laden's sons has left Spain after he was denied asylum in the country, an Interior... more

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Bin Laden son asylum bid rejected

Spain has rejected a political asylum bid by one of Osama Bin Laden's sons, months after he was refused a UK visa. Omar... more

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Son of Osama Bin Laden Loses Asylum Bid

Son of Osama bin Laden Loses Asylum Bid in Spain, Failed to 'Meet Conditions'

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"Zeituni Onyango, 56, a half-aunt referred to as "Aunti Zeituni" in Mr Obama's memoir, was instructed to leave the US by a judge who denied her asylum request. But she has been quietly living in Boston ever since, the news agency reported, citing a federal law enforcement official.

Miss Onyango's refusal to leave the country would represent an administrative, non-criminal violation of US 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 Associated Press could not reach Miss Onyango immediately for comment. But in an interview this week, she said that she was praying for Mr Obama, although she declined to answer other questions about the Democratic candidate.

"I can't talk about it, I just pray for him, that's all," she said.

"After the 4th, I can talk to anyone."

It remains unclear why her request for asylum was rejected in 2004. A spokesman for US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement said the government does not comment on an individual's citizenship status or immigration case.

Miss Onyango is not a relative whom Mr Obama has discussed in campaign appearances. Unlike his Kenyan father and his grandmother in Hawaii, she is not someone who has been part of the public discussion about his personal life.

But a law enforcement official told the Associated Press that her case - coming to light just days before the presidential election - led to an unusual nationwide directive within Immigrations and Customs Enforcement requiring any deportations prior to Tuesday's election to be approved at a senior level.

The unusual directive suggests that the Bush administration is sensitive to the political implications of Miss Onyango's case coming to light so close to the election.

Miss Onyango lives in a public housing scheme in Boston. It is uncertain how she would have qualified for such housing with a standing deportation order."
"Zeituni Onyango, 56, a half-aunt referred to as "Aunti Zeituni" in Mr Obama's memoir, was instructed to leave... more