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International

May 18, 2005

Duo Fearing Drug Traffickers Denied Asylum

SAN FRANCISCO - Political asylum in the United States is not available to foreigners who fear for their lives for refusing to do business with drug traffickers, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday.

By Peter Blumberg
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SAN FRANCISCO - Political asylum in the United States is not available to foreigners who fear for their lives for refusing to do business with drug traffickers, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday.
        In a precedent-setting ruling, a three-judge panel found that people intimidated ...

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