I think there is a good chance the Obama campaign had spoken to the Aunt before the London Times broke the initial story just to preempt any sort of Bidenism.
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Speaking outside her home in Flaherty Way, South Boston, on Tuesday, Ms Onyango, 56, confirmed she was the “Auntie Zeituni” in Mr Obama’s memoir. She declined to answer most other questions about her relationship with the presidential contender until after the November 4 election. “I can’t talk about it, I just pray for him, that’s all,” she said, adding: “After the 4th, I can talk to anyone.”
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Obama made her an issue by playing her up in his book and his own campaign has used her in PR fluff articles.
Obviously she has been on his mind these past few years so maybe he should have checked up on her. I would think that if he had known he would have helped her get citizenship but then that would also draw attention to the fact that she is still here?
The AP article (and I give the AP zero credit here since the London Times had to locate her for them then someone had to tip them off as to her legal status) mention about the directive from ICE raises new questions for me.
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Onyango's case — coming to light just days before the presidential election — led to an unusual nationwide directive within Immigrations and Customs Enforcement requiring that any deportations before Tuesday's election be approved at least at the level of the agency's regional directors, the U.S. law enforcement official told the AP.
The directive suggests that the administration is sensitive to the political implications of Onyango's case coming to light so close to the election.
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Does this mean that ICE already knew about her and if so for how long?