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U.S. Immigration Court Grants Asylum to German Scientologist

Title: U.S. Immigration Court Grants Asylum to German Scientologist
Date: Saturday, 8 November 1997
Publisher: New York Times
Author: Douglas Frantz
Main source: nytimes.com

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TAMPA, Fla., Nov. 7 — A Federal immigration court judge has granted asylum to a German member of the Church of Scientology who claimed that she would be subjected to religious persecution had she been required to return to her homeland, the woman's lawyer and a Scientology official said today. While few details of the case were available, it is believed to be the first time the United States has given asylum protection to a Scientologist. The Church of Scientology has ... [Read the rest at nytimes.com]