SAN FRANCISCO CA: Immigration & Naturalization Asylum office granted asylum to three Sikhs.
Kulwinder Kaur of Ludhiana claimed she was a senior vice-president in the Women section of the AISSF. She volunteered to join the AISSF so that the Sikhs can be free. She devoted herself to dispel misinformation about the AISSF goal of achieving Khalistan. Claimed she was arrested and tortured on several occasions beginning with June 6, 1990 through April 13, 1992, she will be eligible to apply for green card after Sept.2, 1994.
Gurmit Singh from Gurdaspur, claimed active participation in the AISSF since 1984, he said the AISSF is a group of conscientious persons not willing to accept slavery and inequalities. He claimed that he was tortured in Amritsar in June 1986 and again arrested on several occasions, kept in solitary confinement for 11 days and threatened to be killed if he did not stop speaking for Khalistan. On July 31, 1992 he was abducted from his farm and made to sign a confession of taking part in some murder; He refused, and fled from India.
Shamsher Singh who also came from Ludhiana entered USA through Tijuana Mexico border on July 25, 1992. He claimed he left Punjab for safety of his lie and liberty and possible death at the hands of the Indian police. The threat was because of his political opinion to carve out an independent country where Sikhs can run their own lives as they think fit. He had several scars to show what happened to him. His trouble started from June 1984 and March 92 when left Punjab and came to United States travelling through Nepal.
In each of the above cases, the immigration & Naturalization Service concluded that each individual established a well-founded fear of persecution upon return to their homeland. Therefore in accordance with Section 208(a) of the Immigration & Naturalization Service, their request for asylum was granted.
Attorney Mohinder Singh (5107439622) represented all the above cases and this success brought a total of 54 asylum cases tried and won through his office in Danville, California.
Article extracted from this publication >> November 12, 1993
