France to facilitate asylum for Iraq's Christians:
France said Monday that it was ready to welcome Christians from northern Iraq who have been told by the Al-Qaeda offshoot group now ruling the region to either convert to Islam, pay a religious levy or face death. Ref. Source 6
Iraqi Christians held for months by ICE after crossing Mexican border in asylum bid:
Just a few miles from the U.S.-Mexican border, the descendants of one of the oldest Christian communities in the world wait to be delivered from purgatory -- and live in fear of being returned to hell. Ref. Source 1b
Judge rules Iraqi Christians detained by ICE can stay in U.S. For at least 2 more weeks. A federal judge ruled Thursday that the 114 Iraqi immigrants facing deportation can stay in the U.S. For at least two more weeks as he sorts out whether the court has jurisdiction. Source 3r.