These foreignpolicy considerations have effectively prevented the release of Joseph Doherty. By behaving in a manner acceptable to our British ally. we have denied Doherty his basic human rights. The history of Dohertys legal battles is quite complex. However. through his own persistence. Doherty has triumphed in court battles and the Board of Immigration Appeals. But Attorney General Richard Thornburgh overturned an immigration appeals decision which gave Doherty permission to reopen his hearing for political asylum and/or withholding deportation. The Attorney Generals decision was overturned by the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Yet Joe Doherty remains incarcerated at the Metropolitan Correctional Center as a prisoner of political expediency.
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