Officials said Alanssi first came to the United States from Yemen on July 23, 2001, arriving on a tourist visa in New York, and left on January 7, 2002. When he returned from Yemen on October 21, 2002, he was met at New York's JFK Airport by the FBI, which took custody of him, took his Yemeni passport and granted him "humanitarian parole."
Such unusual status is generally given to people who are in the United States for urgent medical reasons but may also be granted to someone who will provide a "significant public benefit," which sources said could include assisting law enforcement agencies.
http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/11/16/man.afire/
see also
http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20041117-082713-6322r.htm
Such unusual status is generally given to people who are in the United States for urgent medical reasons but may also be granted to someone who will provide a "significant public benefit," which sources said could include assisting law enforcement agencies.
http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/11/16/man.afire/
see also
http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20041117-082713-6322r.htm
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