African Activist Archive

The leaflet says the Dennis Brutus deportation hearing resumed at Immigration and Naturalization Service regional headquarters in Chicago on January 4, 1982. Nasif Mahmoud, Brutus' attorney, moved to file an application for political asylum with the State Department. Judge Irving Schwartz allowed this motion, giving Mahmoud 20 days to file an application. Judge Schwartz refused to rule whether Zimbabwe or South Africa, as a matter of law, is Brutus' "homeland," an issue that will be considered in the political asylum application. If Brutus were returned to South Africa he would face certain imprisonment or harsher treatment, his return to Zimbabwe would also represent certain danger since South African agents illegally operate throughout Southern African states and have been involved in political assassinations. The U.S. is moving closer and closer to the apartheid regime of South Africa. The Chief of the South African Military Intelligence met with the U.S. Ambassador to the U. N., and the Springboks Rugby Team toured the U.S. as privileged guests. Brutus' voice of truth challenges those forces in South Africa and the U.S. who are financially and politically propping up the South African government's ruling minority. The Dennis Brutus Defense Committee calls on supporters to: 1. send telegrams to the State Department asking them to consider favorably the application for political asylum, and 2. increase outreach to legislators and political organizations. Contributions for legal expenses are needed. For information contact Atty. Arthur Serota or Mokubung Nkomo. The leaflet mentions the South African Olympic Team, Robben Island prison, the South African secret police, and Grace Episcopal Church - Amherst.

African Activist Archive

HELP STOP THE DEPORTATION OF DENNIS BRUTUS!

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