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Seeking Asylum: Refugee Deportation in the United States
With Hope Karekezi, Political Activist and Workshop Leader
September 30, 2011
Facing death
threats in Rwanda and South Africa and
deportation from the United States, Hope Karekezi's family is in the
midst of transnational struggle. Their story leads us to ask:
What does it take to obtain political asylum
in the United States?
What are the
criteria, the processes, and the most frequent outcomes for people
seeking asylum status?
What are the challenges people confront when
seeking refuge in the United States from violence or comparable harms
abroad?
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Hope Karekezi is a workshop leader for the American Civil Liberties
Union and a mother of three. Joined by Christie Popp, directing attorney
from the Immigrants and Language Rights Center at Indiana Legal
Services, Karekezi narrated her experience fighting legal battles in
the United States immigration system. The panel then led a
discussion on refugee issues.
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Sponsored by a Horizons of Knowledge Grant, the Department of History,
the Department of American Studies, the African Studies Program, the
Graduate Students in African Studies (GSAS), and the Hutton Honors
College. This program was free and open to the public.
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Hope Karekezi remained after the panel discussion to talk about her
experiences in Africa and her struggle to attain asylum in the United
States.
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Student hosts Julie Rawe and Ronak Shah take a picture with guest Hope
Karekezi.
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