The press release says the Regional Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Section (INS) has supported the decision of the INS District Director in Chicago to deny permanent residency in the United States to Dennis Brutus, internationally acclaimed poet, scholar, and human rights advocate. The last option is to appeal this latest decision before an Immigration Judge. If this fails, Brutus will face possible deportation, and he could become a target of the South African Secret Police because of his lifelong battle against racism and apartheid. While the Chief of the South African Military Intelligence meets with the U.S. Ambassador at the United Nations and the "Springboks" rugby...
The press release says the Regional Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Section (INS) has supported the decision of the INS District Director in Chicago to deny permanent residency in the United States to Dennis Brutus, internationally acclaimed poet, scholar, and human rights advocate. The last option is to appeal this latest decision before an Immigration Judge. If this fails, Brutus will face possible deportation, and he could become a target of the South African Secret Police because of his lifelong battle against racism and apartheid. While the Chief of the South African Military Intelligence meets with the U.S. Ambassador at the United Nations and the "Springboks" rugby team tours the U.S., the INS is forcing Brutus to be exposed to the South African secret police. Exiled from South Africa after attempting to integrate the South African Olympic team, Brutus' voice of truth about South Africa's racist government poses a serious challenge to advocates in the South African Government and in the U.S. government and corporate structures who are propping up South Africa's ruling minority. People are asked to send letters to the INS and to Brutus' attorneys, Mahmoud and Associates. The Defense Committee also seeks financial assistance to help with legal fee.
