Feds Investigating Leak About Obama's Aunt (AP)

[jefferson_dem]

Feds Investigating Leak About Obama's Aunt
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2, 2008(AP) The government is investigating whether any laws were broken in the disclosure that Barack Obama's aunt was living in the country illegally.

Obama's half-aunt, who is from Kenya, was ordered to leave the United States years ago after an immigration judge denied her request for asylum, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press late Friday. This person spoke on condition of anonymity because no one was authorized to discuss the case.

The woman, Zeituni Onyango, is living in public housing in Boston and is the half-sister of Obama's late father.

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement asked its inspector general and the Office of Professional Responsibility on Saturday to investigate whether any policies were violated when information about Onyango's case was publicly disclosed, ICE spokeswoman Kelly Nantel said.

The Homeland Security Department, which oversees ICE, cannot disclose details about an individual's immigration status.

Information about Onyango's case was disclosed and confirmed by two separate sources, one a federal law enforcement official. The information they made available is known to officials in the federal government, but the AP could not establish whether anyone at a political level in the Bush administration or in the McCain campaign had been involved in its release, just five days before the presidential election.

Obama's campaign strategist David Axelrod said people are suspicious about stories that surface so close to an election.

Obama said Saturday he did not know his aunt was living in the United States illegally and believes that laws covering the situation should be followed.

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[fascisthunter]

1. The Republican Bush Hand Picked Homeland Security

[redstate_democrat]

2. Someone should go to JAIL.

The Bush Crime Syndicate has been and is out of control. There is no doubt this leak was made to try to affect the election on McCain's behalf. And now McCain is using it.

[Bonn1997]

3. They'll do anything to spark fears about Obama

[windbreeze]

5. They should have gone to jail, when Plame was outed....but

we see where that ended up....why would Obama's half aunt be any different??wb

[theoldman]

4. Although unethical, I do not think it was illegal.

I like Obama's answer that laws covering the situation should be followed. I doubt that she will be deported if he wins on Tuesday.

[Mike 03]

6. I LOVE how quickly Auntiegate backfired. Everything they toss something

it boomerangs now. Amazing.