[The fight to prevent the deportation of Professor Dennis Brutus entered a new phase at the continued hearing in Immigration Court in Chicago on January 14, …]
[The fight to prevent the deportation of Professor Dennis Brutus entered a new phase at the continued hearing in Immigration Court in Chicago on January 14, …]
The press release says Attorney H. Nasif Mahmoud intends to file an application for political asylum on behalf of Professor Brutus. Immigration Judge Irving Schwartz gave the attorney 20 days to file an appeal, which will then be sent to the State Department for an advisory opinion. Judge Schwartz refused to rule on the issue of whether South Africa or Zimbabwe should be treated as the applicant's Home Country, but the prosecuting attorney indicated that they would argue for Zimbabwe because of the operations of the South African Secret Police. Supporters are asked to send telegrams to the State Department asking for favorably action on political asylum, to escalate fund-raising activities to...
The press release says Attorney H. Nasif Mahmoud intends to file an application for political asylum on behalf of Professor Brutus. Immigration Judge Irving Schwartz gave the attorney 20 days to file an appeal, which will then be sent to the State Department for an advisory opinion. Judge Schwartz refused to rule on the issue of whether South Africa or Zimbabwe should be treated as the applicant's Home Country, but the prosecuting attorney indicated that they would argue for Zimbabwe because of the operations of the South African Secret Police. Supporters are asked to send telegrams to the State Department asking for favorably action on political asylum, to escalate fund-raising activities to cover legal expenses, to seek support from elected officials and political organizations, and to make use of the Dennis Brutus Defense Committee Speakers Bureau. The contact person is Jan Carew.
