Asylum and Its Discontents in the United States
I recently litigated an Eritrean asylum case where my client traveled through various countries to reach the United States. He passed through each country illegally—sometimes with a false South African passport; other times, he just crossed the borders without inspection. From the beginning to the end of his journey, smugglers assisted him (for a price—the … Read more
Last August, I wrote about three Eritrean refugees who were arrested at Phoenix airport and accused of plotting a terrorist attack. The Eritreans were caught with a package of halva (a common Mideast dessert, which is delicious AND Kosher for Passover). The package of halva was suspicious because it had a cell phone taped to … Read more
Arizona Central reports that two Eritrean refugees and another man have been held without bond after they were arrested by the Transportation Security Administration (“TSA”) at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. According to a TSA spokesman, Luwiza Daman tried to bring a suspicious device onto an airplane: “a box containing a paste-like substance with a … Read more