Onyango Obama, President Barack Obama's Kenyan-born uncle

Onyango Obama arrives for a hearing at a federal immigration court in Boston
Onyango Obama, the uncle of U.S. President Barack Obama, arrives for a hearing at a federal immigration court in Boston, Massachusetts, December 3, 2013. Onyango Obama, 69, is the Kenyan-born half-brother of President Obama's deceased father and came to the U.S. as a teenager to attend an elite school near Boston, but later dropped out and allowed his visa status lapse. He is expected to argue that he should be allowed to stay in the United States, despite a 1992 deportation order and 2011 drunk-driving arrest. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW POLITICS) (REUTERS)

President Barack Obama's Kenyan-born uncle, who ignored a deportation order more than two decades ago, on Tuesday was granted permission to stay in the United States.

Judge Leonard Shapiro made the decision after Onyango Obama, 69, testified that he had lived in the U.S. for 50 years, been a hard worker, paid income tax and been arrested only once. (AP)

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