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April 29, 2003 Asylum Granted to Iraqi Who Aided Jessica Lynch Rescue The Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services granted asylum yesterday to Mohammed Odeh Al Rehaief, the Iraqi citizen who provided information to the U.S. Marines that led to the rescue of Pvt. Jessica Lynch from a hospital in Nassiriyah, Iraq. Al Rehaief’s wife and five-year-old daughter were also granted asylum in a meeting yesterday at the Arlington, Va., asylum office. When visiting his wife who worked as a nurse at the Saddam Hospital in Nassiriyah, Mr. Al Rehaief discovered that Private Jessica Lynch was being detained at the hospital. Because of his concern for Ms. Lynch, Mr. Al Rehaief provided information about her location to the United States Marines, which enabled them to rescue Ms. Lynch. The family were brought to the U.S. by the Department of Defense earlier this month after the Department of Homeland Security granted them humanitarian parole into the United States. - BCIS - |
Last Modified 04/30/2003