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12/9/2008 3:04:46 AM EST

US court lets Egyptian Christian fight deportation

Posted by Rule of Law Resource Center Staff

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - An Egyptian Christian who fears torture in his homeland can continue to fight deportation, a federal appeals court ruled Friday. Sameh Khouzam, a Coptic Christian who has been detained for most of the decade he has spent in the United States, can plead his case for asylum to Full version (available to lexis.com subscribers)