Posted by April MacIntyre Aug 30, 2011, 2:05 GMT
Embarassing relatives are a universal ailment, and President Obama is no exception.
President Barack Obama - © Pixplanete / PR Photos
First, Obama's aunt, Zeituni Onyango, was ordered deported in 2004. She eventually won the right to live in America despite the deportation order.
Now, Onyango's brother and Barack Obama's long-lost Uncle Omar has been arrested for alleged drunk driving outside Boston and was detained as an illegal immigrant, according to TheAustralian.com.
Onyango Obama, 67, was picked up outside the Chicken Bone Saloon in Framingham, Massachusetts, on August 24.
Police say he nearly crashed his vehicle into a patrol car, and then insisted that the officer should have given way to him.
A report filed with the Framingham District Court said that a breathalyser at the police station registered his blood alcohol at 0.14mg/100ml of blood, above the state limit of 0.08mg.
Obama was charged with driving under the influence and driving to endanger, as well as failing to use a turn signal.
Because he is an illegal immigrant, he may well be deported to Kenya. Or not.
Margaret Wong, the lawyer who successfully represented his sister Zeituni, confirmed she has also been retained to defend Obama.
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