Aunt Obama Struggling To not deported from the U.S.

Auntie U.S. President Barack Obama is struggling to avoid being deported from the United States. Women's called Zeituni Onyango convey the request political asylum in the Boston courts.

Onyango, Kenya origin of illegal immigrants were to testify for 2.5 hours in a federal immigration hearing in Boston. This was conveyed by Amy Cohn, a spokesman for the attorney Onyango as quoted by AFP news agency on Friday (5/2/2010).

This is the second attempt to gain asylum Onyango after ignoring deportation orders in 2004. Two doctors also gave testimony to support the 57-year-old woman was.

According to the lawyer Onyango, Margaret Wong, asylum application was based on medical reasons and fears of ethnic violence in Kenya. Not yet clear whether the judge will immediately make a decision in a closed hearing that took place on Thursday, February 4 local time is.

It is said Wong, Onyango would appeal if the judge decided she was deported. The U.S. government also has the right to appeal.

This case is no doubt makes Obama in a difficult position. But when asked whether Obama has submitted written support for the aunt's asylum application, Wong replied: "Not."

Although many years have been living illegally in Massachusetts, had detected the presence Onyango U.S. media in 2008. Or just a few days before the U.S. presidential election in November 2008 which gave victory to Obama.

The White House said, Obama never knew about her aunt's illegal status. New Obama knew about it in early November 2008.