Mexican official in US custody doesn't want asylum(AP) – 2 days ago
EL PASO, Texas — A lawyer for a Mexican human rights official says he's been detained by U.S. immigration authorities as an asylum-seeker — even though he doesn't want American protection.
Gustavo de la Rosa Hickerson is the rights official for Chihuahua state. Though he has complained about abuses by the Mexican army and has said he fears for his life, he often visits El Paso legally.
De la Rosa's lawyer says the asylum case was forced on the official after he was taken into protective custody Thursday after repeating those claims under questioning from U.S. border agents. The lawyer says de la Rosa didn't want asylum.
U.S. immigration officials say they're required by law to detain him since authorities at the border concluded he was seeking asylum.
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