Freedom Delayed for Asylum Seekers

Rui Kaneya
After escaping the Republic of Congo with his wife and flying to Paris, Maixent H. Moukoulou Soki thought he was within two hours of freedom when he landed at Chicago O’Hare International Airport last May. One more flight and he would be in Fort Worth, Texas, where a friend could help him gain asylum. But it wasn't that easy.