An Asylum Seeker Answered Interview Questions At An Appointment. Government Officials Say She Never Showed Up
A Central American woman applying for asylum in Boston is suing the federal government, saying an immigration official falsified records of a recent appointment.
The woman’s attorney, Desmond FitzGerald, says his client showed up for an asylum interview, answered questions for about an hour and was then marked as not having appeared for the appointment.
The asylum seeker, who has not been named publicly, arrived at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) office in Boston on the morning of March 14 for a scheduled appointment.