Via the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Get Schooled blog:
The New York Times carried today a takeout on the Romeikes, the evangelical Christian family from Germany who sought and were granted* political asylum in the United States by a federal immigration judge in Memphis. The reason: They were homeschooling their children, and that's a no-no in Germany -- violators can face thousands of dollars in fines and even lose custody of their kids.
The Times reported on the contents of the decision by immigration Judge Lawrence O. Burman of Memphis:
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The New York Times carried today a takeout on the Romeikes, the evangelical Christian family from Germany who sought and were granted* political asylum in the United States by a federal immigration judge in Memphis. The reason: They were homeschooling their children, and that's a no-no in Germany -- violators can face thousands of dollars in fines and even lose custody of their kids.
The Times reported on the contents of the decision by immigration Judge Lawrence O. Burman of Memphis:
In a harshly worded decision, the judge, Lawrence O. Burman, denounced the German policy, calling it "utterly repellent to everything we believe as Americans," and expressed shock at the heavy fines and other penalties the government has levied on home-schooling parents, including taking custody of their children.
Describing home-schoolers as a distinct group of people who have a "principled opposition to government policy," he ruled that the Romeikes would face persecution both because of their religious beliefs and because they were "members of a particular social group," two standards for granting asylum.
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency has appealed the decision, according to The Times story.
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