May 27, 2003

Appeals court says Federal government DOES have the authority to deport a local Somali immigrant to his homeland

Mary Losure - Reporter, Osman Sahardeed - Interviewee, Michele Garnett McKenzie - Interviewee

LISTEN:Appeals court says Federal government DOES have the authority to deport a local Somali immigrant to his homeland
00:00--:--

MPR’s Mary Losure reports that a three-judge panel of the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the federal government does have the authority to deport a local Somali immigrant to his homeland, even though Somalia has no functioning government. Attorneys for immigrant Keyse Jama say they will appeal, and the case could go to the U.S. Supreme Court.

This Story Appears in the Following Collections

Topics:

Views and opinions expressed in the content do not represent the opinions of APMG. APMG is not responsible for objectionable content and language represented on the site. Please use the “Contact Us” button if you’d like to report a piece of content. Thank you.

 

Transcriptions provided are machine generated, and while APMG makes the best effort for accuracy, mistakes will happen. Please excuse these errors and use the “Contact Us” button if you’d like to report an error. Thank you.