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Somalis win asylum after back door route to U S
A Somali asylum seeker named Mohamed Ahmed Kheire testifies via videoconference in Lancaster California as he recounts a perilous journey from Mogadishu through Kenya Egypt Cuba Costa Rica and Mexico to reach the United States. Immigration judges decide to allow him to stay. The case highlights a growing trend of Somalis using long circuitous routes to seek asylum after refugee programs were restricted.
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Lancaster
Calif
Somalia
Horn of Africa
Mexico
U.S
San Diego
Mohamed Ahmed Kheire
Mogadishu
Seattle
Los Angeles
Kheire
United States
Gulf of Aden
Mark Hetfield
Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society
California
Mohamed Siad Barre
al-Shabab
James Duff Lyall
Esperanza Immigrant Rights Project
Kenya
Dubai
Cuba
Ecuador
Colombia
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
Guatemala
Tapachula
Tijuana
Bob Montgomery
International Rescue Committee
State Department
Latin America
Ethiopia
Iraq
Ronald Smith
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Africa
Europe
America
Yahya Idardon
Lyall
United States of America