Asylum and Its Discontents in the United States
A dozen years ago it seemed impossible that Lopez Lomong would be running as a member of the United States Olympic team. In 2000, he was 15 years old and living in Kenya. Most of his life had been spent in refugee camps. Mr. Lomong grew up in rural Sudan, without running water or electricity. … Read more
The torch has not yet been lit, but the first Olympic athlete has already requested asylum in Great Britain. CBS News reports that a Sudanese runner scheduled to compete in the 800-meter race has appeared at a police station in Leeds and asked for political asylum. It is not surprising that a Sudanese man would … Read more
A Sudanese Bishop who spoke out against atrocities committed by the government of Sudan has received asylum in the United States. The Legal Times reports that Bishop Andudu Adam Elnail of South Kordofan, a province of Sudan that borders the new country of South Sudan came to the United States for medical treatment in May 2011. … Read more