The Washington Times
DALLAS -- A Chinese-born woman ordered by immigration authorities to leave the country has fled to New York and hired a new defense attorney.
Nicole Isenberg claims that if she is forced to return to her homeland, she faces torture or at least forced sterilization, and that the U.S. government unfairly refused her application for permanent status.
Immigration officials say the deportation is legitimate and necessary because Mrs. Isenberg, formerly known as Yanhong Hu, lied about a prostitution conviction on official forms.
She entered the U.S. in December 1999 on a tourist visa, which was extended to July 2000.
A few weeks before she was scheduled to go back to China, she applied in California for political asylum, claiming she was afraid to return to her homeland.
Posted by Richard at August 29, 2005