Arent Fox's Jeffrey Ruzal, in his first asylum case, is representing Djuma Miradji, who fled the Democratic Republic of the Congo only to be detained in the U.S. The two face a circuitous path: Requirements of the Patriot Act have added extra impediments for people who have been tortured, imprisoned or persecuted in their home countries. And cultural barriers add to the difficulties of imprisoned asylum seekers, who can struggle to find an attorney because U.S. law doesn't require that counsel be provided.
March 27, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Djuma Miradji fled the Democratic Republic of the Congo after being beaten, detained and, on one occasion, shot for his work as an immigration officer in the eastern border city of Goma.
In January he entered the United States at Dulles International Airport in Virginia, but he’s been in jail ever since, one of thousands of asylum seekers trapped by the increasing complexities of the U.S. immigration system.
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