| SUMMARY OF
BARACK OBAMA SENIOR'S IMMIGRATION FILE |
| Page(s) |
Doc Type |
Subject |
Summary |
Date |
To |
From |
Signed |
Birth Year |
Notes |
| 1-2 |
Change of address card |
Change of address |
BHO Sr. informs INS of address change
from Honolulu to Harvard U. |
26SEP62 |
INS |
BHO Sr. |
yes |
1934 |
1. BHO Sr. signs doc w/
1934 birth year contradicting other signed docs w/ 1936
birth year. The 1934 birth year contradicts BHO Sr.'s
age on BHO II's long-form birth
certificate!
|
| 3 |
Report of Action-Nonimmigrant |
Stay extension |
Records grant of extension of BHO Sr.'s
stay until 08AUG63 |
01OCT62 |
? |
INS |
no |
1934 |
none |
| 3 |
Report of Action-Nonimmigrant |
Stay extension |
Records grant of extension of BHO Sr.'s
stay until 29APR64 |
08AUG63 |
? |
INS |
no |
1934 |
1. Year of Admission is shown as 1960,
but it's 1959 on other docs. |
| 4 |
Non-Citizen Departure Information |
BHO Sr.'s departure from Harvard U. |
BHO Sr. departs Harvard U. 01JUL64
enroute to Kenya |
21JUL64 |
? |
Harvard U. |
no |
none |
1. "Reason: I.N.S. requested and has no
funds."
2. Includes
Kenyan forwarding address. |
| 5 |
Internal letter? |
Female's trip to Kenya
and BHO Sr.'s polygamy |
A female (identity
redacted) visited Nairobi and Mombasa, Kenya, apparently to
visit BHO Sr.. BHO Sr. has two wives as well as a child
in Honolulu. Author seems concerned about
female's welfare but decides not to intervene because female
knew his marital status and "the matter is not within
our jurisdiction."
|
28AUG64 |
Redacted |
E. Golden (INS?) |
no |
none |
1. Heavily redacted.
2. Includes name of hotel
where female stayed.
3. Includes mention of "Rev. Mr. Klotzle of
Universalist-Unitarian Committee."
4. Includes mention of
"Harvard Center of African studies." |
| 6 |
Letter |
BHO Sr.'s request to return to USA |
Harvard U. notifies INS that BHO Sr., now
residing in Kenya, has requested permission "to present my
Ph.D. dissertation at Harvard." |
17Nov65 |
INS District Director
|
Harvard U. (personal
identity redacted) |
no |
none |
1. This doc has enclosure: page 8
(Harvard U.'s reply). |
| 7 |
Report of Investigation |
Date of BHO Sr.'s departure from USA |
INS investigation determines that BHO Sr.
departed USA 06JUL64, two days before deadline, despite
earlier report that he had missed deadline. |
22JUL64 |
INS |
Joseph M. O'Connell,
investigator; Patrick Coomey (INS?) |
no |
1936 |
1. Coomey is recipient of doc at page 12. |
| 8 |
Letter |
Harvard U.'s reply to BHO Sr.'s request
to return to USA |
Harvard U. informs BHO Sr. that he must
fulfill academic conditions pertaining to his incomplete
thesis before they will consider his readmission to
Harvard U.
|
16NOV65 |
BHO Sr. |
Robert Shanton,
Registrar, Harvard U. |
no |
none |
1. This doc is enclosure to doc at page
6. |
| 9 |
Arrival-Departure Record |
BHO Sr.'s arrivals to and departures from
USA |
BHO Sr., British subject, passport
#84764, is admitted to USA at NYC 09AUG59 (year not certain;
blotchy stamp) "TO Aug 8 1960". Four extensions recorded.
BHO Sr. departs USA at NYC "JUL-6" (no
legible year attached).
|
various |
? |
INS |
no |
1934 |
1. Difficult reading due to hand stamps
and poor penmanship.
2. Includes passport and visa information.
3. Stamped "UNDER
DOCKET CONTROL AT BOS" (Boston?)
4. Includes stamps "PARIS" and "R??" where
"??" are uncertain characters. |
| 10 |
Record of Required Departure |
Date that BHO Sr. is required to depart
USA. Charge of violation? |
BHO Sr. is required to
depart USA on 08JUL64 as authorized on 08JUN64. 4. The doc
includes "Charge: SEMIB[spelling?] 241(a)(2)." This
appears to be a reference to Section 241,
paragraph (a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act,
which states: "Detention.-During the removal period, the
Attorney General shall detain the alien.
Under no circumstances during the removal period shall the
Attorney General release an alien who has been found
inadmissible under section 212(a)(2) or
212(a)(3)(B) or deportable under section 237(a)(2) or
237(a)(4)(B)." Verification of statute and its 1964 language
is
needed.
|
various |
INS Investigations
Branch |
INS |
no |
none |
1. Doc at page 12 is attached to this
doc.
2. Includes
mention of "OVERSTAY" that is controverted by docs at pages
7 and 9. Thus, "OVERSTAY" seems a mistake.
3. Original alien # is
X'ed out and replaced with BHO Sr.'s alien #.
4. "DDD Suddath" stands
for Deputy District Director R. L. Suddath, who appears also
on pages 12, 16 (as "RLS", under "Deny", both handwritten)
and 22. |
| 11 |
Investigations Control Card |
Basic information about an investigation
of BHO Sr. |
Investigation of BHO Sr. assigned to
"O'CONNELL" 21JUL64. |
21JUL64 |
O'CONNELL |
? |
no |
none |
1. Includes: "Classification approved by:
PFC." Is this Patrick Coomey on page 7?
2. O'Connell signs doc at
page 7 (Report of Investigation). |
| 12 |
Handwritten note |
Request for investigation of BHO Sr. |
An investigation of BHO
Sr. is requested because a mother (identity redacted) is
concerned that her daughter will marry BHO Sr. who "has
one or two wives now" and because he has
reportedly overstayed his required departure date. (The
overstay report is controverted by docs at pages 7 (Report
of Investigation) and 9. Thus, The
overstay report seems false.)
|
17JUL64 |
Mr. Coomey |
R. L. Suddath |
no |
none |
1. This doc is attached to doc at page
10.
2. The
recipient, "Mr. Coomey" appears also on page 7 and perhaps
page 11 (as "PFC").
3. The sender, R. L. Suddath, appears also on
pages 10, 16 (as "RLS", under "Deny", both handwritten) and
22.
4. Age of
mystery girlfriend given as "27." |
| 13 |
Memo for file |
BHO Sr.'s response to denial of stay
extension and ensuing discussion |
A INS secretary records her conversations
with BHO Sr. after his "Application to Extend Time of
Temporary Stay" (pages 14-15) is denied. BHO Sr. pleads
his case to remain in the USA, but the
secretary tells him that the decision is final. Four days
later, BHO Sr. calls again and requests to talk to the
offical (J. Hamilton, Jr.) who denied his
application. The secretary tells him that Mr. Hamilton is
not available and repeats that the decision is final. A
day later, another INS official records a
call from a Harvard U. official who is "not in favor of ext[ension]."
|
18JUN64 - 23JUN64
|
File |
Mulrean, Dep Sec,
Boston and O. Namana (spelling?) |
no |
none |
1. Includes 3 entries: (A) 18JUN64 by
Mulrean; (B) 22JUN64 by Mulrean; and (C) 23JUN64 by O.
Namana (spelling?).
2. BHO Sr. mentions "African American
Institute" as potential sponsor. |
| 14-15 |
Application to Extend Time of Temporary
Stay |
Denial of stay extension |
BHO Sr. applies to stay at Harvard U.
another year, but he is denied by INS. |
21APR64
(application), 09JUN64 (denial) |
INS |
BHO Sr. |
yes |
1936 |
1. BHO Sr. signs doc w/
1936 birth year contradicting other signed docs w/ 1934
birth year. |
| 16 |
Memo |
Recommendation to deny BHO Sr.'s
application for stay extension |
Author (INS?) recommends
BHO Sr.'s "Application to Extend Time of Temporary Stay"
(pages 14-15) be denied because of his file:
specifically, Harvard U.'s recommendation
(page 17) that he return to Kenya, his lack of funds, and
questions about his possible polygamist practices.
|
08JUN64 |
? |
M.F. McKeon (INS?)
|
no |
none |
1. Concurrences are handwritten by two
other officals. One is "EG" who is probably E. Golden on
page 5. The other is "RLS" who is probably Robert L.
Suddath on pages 10, 12 and 22. Reference
page 22 for signature confirmation.
2. Doc at page 17 attaches
to this doc.
|
| 17 |
Letter |
Recommendation that BHO Sr. return to
Kenya |
The Director of the International Office
at Harvard U. writes BHO Sr. to recommend that he return to
Kenya because he has completed his coursework
(except his thesis) and he has
insufficient funds.
|
27MAY64 |
BHO Sr. |
David D. Henry,
Harvard U. |
no |
none |
1. Henry is also mentioned on page 18.
|
| 18 |
Memo |
Harvard U.'s intention to force out BHO
Sr. |
Author (INS?) records notes from phone
conversation with Harvard U.'s Director of the International
Office, Mr. Henry. He states that he will attempt to
coordinate with a dean and BHO Sr.'s
department head to force out BHO Sr.
|
19MAY64 |
? |
M.F. McKeon (INS?)
|
no |
none |
1. Henry is also mentioned on page 17.
|
| 19 |
Report of Action-Nonimmigrant |
Denial of stay extension |
Denies extension of BHO Sr.'s stay beyond
29APR64 |
09JUN64 |
? |
INS |
no |
1934 |
1. Stamped "UNDER DOCKET CONTROL AT BOS"
(Boston?) |
| 20 |
Form letter |
Denial of stay extension |
INS sends letter to BHO Sr. informing him
that his "application for extension of temporary stay has
been DENIED." Furthermore, he must leave the USA by
08JUL64.
|
09JUN64 |
BHO Sr. |
INS |
no |
none |
1. Why is the file # redacted? |
| 21 |
Memo |
Harvard U.'s investigation of BHO Sr.
|
Author (INS?) records
notes from conversations with Harvard U. official and BHO
Sr.. Harvard U. officials are trying to learn more about
BHO Sr. through conversations with him and
other means. He could not remember where he has worked less
than a year previously but called later to say it was
at the "Institute of International
Marketing, 44-a Brattle Street, Cambridge, Mass." They think
he might have as many as three wives.
|
28APR64 - 29APR64
|
? |
M.F. McKeon (INS?)
|
no |
none |
1. Is the suspected 3rd wife who lives in
Cambridge actually BHO Sr.'s sister (BHO II's aunt who lives
in Boston)? |
| 22 |
Letter |
Mysterious Kenyan girl
(high school age) |
INS informs the American
Consul (State Dept.) in London about a mysterious Kenyan
girl associated with BHO Sr. She travelled to London
against the wishes of her sponsoring
religious organization, and is expected to return to the
USA. The reason for her visit to London is redacted, but it
could be an abortion (my speculation). The
letter includes the phrases "her relations with Mr. Obama."
|
02MAR64 |
American Consul,
London |
J.A. Hamilton,
District Director, INS |
no |
none |
1. Heavily redacted.
|
| 23 |
Memo |
Mysterious Kenyan girl
(high school age) |
An Immigrant Inspector
writes to the INS District Director about a mysterious
Kenyan girl associated with BHO Sr. She has been studying
in the USA but doing poorly. She travelled
to London against the wishes of her sponsoring religious
organization, and has a return ticket to the USA. The
girl's purported reason for her trip was
to visit her sick sister; however, a check by the London
embassy failed to find a sister anywhere in England. The
reason for her visit to London is
redacted, but it could be an abortion (my speculation). BHO
Sr. is "likely her boy friend" and is "considered by
[redacted]
to be a slippery character." Airport
security is to be placed on emergency lookout for the girl.
|
31JAN64 |
J.A. Hamilton, Jr.,
District Director, Boston, Mass. |
K.D. MacDonald,
Immigrant Inspector, Boston, Mass. |
no |
none |
1. Heavily redacted.
|
| 24 |
Letter |
Mysterious Kenyan girl (high school age)
|
A director of the girl's sponsoring
religious organization writes the INS to inform them that
she travelled to London against their wishes. Therefore,
they are expelling her from school and
severing ties with her.
|
21JAN64 |
INS |
Dana E. Klotzle,
Associate Director, Unitarian Universalist Service
Committee, Inc. |
no |
none |
1. Mentions a "Dean of Women at
[redacted] at Auburndale" (spelling?). There is an
Auburndale, Mass. near Boston. |
| 25-26 |
Application to Extend Time of Temporary
Stay |
Stay extension |
BHO Sr. applies to stay at Harvard U.
another year, and he is granted partial approval by INS to
stay until 29APR64. |
06JUN63
(application), 08AUG63 (approval) |
INS |
BHO Sr. |
yes |
1936 |
1. BHO Sr. signs doc w/
1936 birth year contradicting other signed docs w/ 1934
birth year.
2. Many
spaces on form are left blank. |
| 27-28 |
Application to Extend Time of Temporary
Stay |
Stay extension |
BHO Sr. applies to stay in the USA
another year to study, and he is granted approval by INS (to
stay until 08AUG63). |
17AUG62
(application), [illegible date] (approval) |
INS |
BHO Sr. |
yes |
1936 |
1. BHO Sr. signs doc w/
1936 birth year contradicting other signed docs w/ 1934
birth year.
2. Many
spaces on form are left blank.
3. BHO Sr. signs in Baltimore, Maryland.
|
| 29-30 |
Certificate of Eligibility (for
nonimmigrant "F-1" student status) |
Nonimmigrant student status |
BHO Sr. submits this form to recertify
his nonimmigrant student status as a condition of changing
schools from U. of Hawaii to Harvard. U. |
17AUG62 |
INS |
BHO Sr. |
yes |
1936 |
1. BHO Sr. signs doc w/
1936 birth year contradicting other signed docs w/ 1934
birth year.
2. BHO
Sr. signs in Baltimore, Maryland. |
| 31 |
Notice and Report Concerning Nonimmigrant
"F-1" Student |
unspecified |
Form is incomplete and unsigned. |
none |
INS |
? |
no |
1936 |
none |
| 32 |
Notice and Report Concerning Nonimmigrant
"F-1" Student |
BHO Sr.'s departure from U. of Hawaii
|
U. of Hawaii notifies INS that BHO Sr. is
no longer attending that school. |
27JUN62 |
INS |
U. of Hawaii |
no |
1934 |
none |
| 33 |
Form letter |
Employment and stay extension |
INS notifies BHO Sr. that he's been
granted permission to accept employment and that his
temporary stay is extented until 08AUG62. |
06SEP61 |
BHO Sr. |
INS |
no |
none |
none |
| 34 |
Handwritten memo |
Stay extension |
Author writes highlights
of conversation with BHO Sr. regarding his suitability for
an extension of his stay in the USA. Includes
reference to BHO II born 04AUG61 in
Honolulu.
|
31AUG61 |
INS file(?) |
William Wood II |
no |
none |
1. Mentions Stanley Ann Dunham's intent
to attend Wash. State U. (in Eastern WA). But she in fact
attended U. of Wash. (in Seattle). |
| 35-36 |
Application to Extend Time of Temporary
Stay -or- Application by Alien Student for Permission to
Accept Employment |
Stay extension and employment |
BHO Sr. applies to stay in the USA
another year to study, and he is granted approval by INS (to
stay until 08AUG62). He also requests permission to
accept employment, and this is granted.
|
31AUG61
(application), 31AUG61 (approval) |
INS |
BHO Sr. |
yes |
1934 |
1. BHO Sr. signs doc w/
1934 birth year contradicting other signed docs w/ 1936
birth year. The 1934 birth year contradicts BHO Sr.'s
age on BHO II's long-form birth
certificate!
2. BHO
Sr.'s SSN included.
|
| 37-38 |
Certificate of Eligibility (for
nonimmigrant "F" student status) |
Nonimmigrant student status |
BHO Sr. submits this form to certify his
nonimmigrant student status at U. of Hawaii. |
31AUG61 |
INS |
BHO Sr. |
yes |
1934 |
1. BHO Sr. signs doc w/
1934 birth year contradicting other signed docs w/ 1936
birth year. The 1934 birth year contradicts BHO Sr.'s
age on BHO II's long-form birth
certificate!
|
| 39 |
Memo for file |
BHO Sr.'s polygamy |
INS(?) official
describes conversation with U. of Hawaii offical who called
to notify them that BHO Sr. is likely a polygamist. U. of
Hawaii offical told of marriage to Stanley
Ann Dunham and earlier marriage to woman in Kenya. BHO Sr.
claims to have divorced his Kenyan wife
verbally.
Official continued that BHO Sr. "has been running around
with several girls since he first arrived here and last
summer she cautioned him
about his playboy ways. Subject replied
that he would "try" to stayaway [sic] from the girls."
|
10APR61 |
File |
Lyle H. Dahlim
(spelling?) |
no |
none |
none |
| 40 |
Form letter |
Employment |
INS notifies BHO Sr. that he's been
granted permission to accept employment. |
09MAR61 |
BHO Sr. |
INS |
no |
none |
none |
| 41-42 |
Application to Extend Time of Temporary
Stay -or- Application by Alien Student for Permission to
Accept Employment |
Employment |
BHO Sr. requests permission to accept
employment, and this is granted by the INS. |
03MAR61
(application), 03MAR61 (approval) |
INS |
BHO Sr. |
yes |
none |
1. Birthdate is not filled in on form.
2. Many spaces on
form are left blank. |
| 43-44 |
Application to Extend Time of Temporary
Stay -or- Application by Alien Student for Permission to
Accept Employment |
Stay extension |
BHO Sr. applies to stay in the USA
another year to study, and he is granted approval by INS (to
stay until 08AUG61). |
28JUL60
(application), 28JUL60 (approval) |
INS |
BHO Sr. |
yes |
1934 |
1. BHO Sr. signs doc w/
1934 birth year contradicting other signed docs w/ 1936
birth year. The 1934 birth year contradicts BHO Sr.'s
age on BHO II's long-form birth
certificate!
2.
Remarks indicate passport expiration date of 29APR64. This
is probably why he was granted only a partial-year stay
extension on pages 25-26.
|
| 45-46 |
Certificate of Eligibility (for
nonimmigrant "F" student status) |
Nonimmigrant student status |
BHO Sr. submits this form to certify his
nonimmigrant student status at U. of Hawaii. |
24JUL60 |
INS |
BHO Sr. |
yes |
1934 |
1. BHO Sr. signs doc w/
1934 birth year contradicting other signed docs w/ 1936
birth year. The 1934 birth year contradicts BHO Sr.'s
age on BHO II's long-form birth
certificate!
|
| 47-48 |
Application to Extend Time of Temporary
Stay -or- Application by Alien Student for Permission to
Accept Employment |
Employment |
BHO Sr. requests permission to accept
employment, and this is granted by the INS. |
08DEC59
(application), 12JAN60 (approval) |
INS |
BHO Sr. |
yes |
none |
1. Birthdate is not filled in on form.
2. Many spaces on
form are left blank. |
| 49-50 |
Certificate of Eligibility (for
nonimmigrant "F" student status) |
Nonimmigrant student status |
BHO Sr. submits this form to certify his
nonimmigrant student status at U. of Hawaii. |
19FEB59 |
INS |
BHO Sr. |
yes |
1934 |
1. BHO Sr. signs doc w/
1934 birth year contradicting other signed docs w/ 1936
birth year. The 1934 birth year contradicts BHO Sr.'s
age on BHO II's long-form birth
certificate!
2.
Signed by BHO Sr. in Nairobi, Kenya.
3. BHO Sr. claims to
possess "$1,500 OWN FUND" to support himself.
|
| 51 |
Report of Initial Registration and
Termination of Attendance of Nonimmigrant "F" Student |
Registration as nonimmigrant student |
This form contains registration
information for BHO Sr. at U. of Hawaii. "Termination of
Attendance" information is absent. |
21SEP59 |
INS |
U. of Hawaii |
no |
1934 |
1. BHO Sr.'s US contact is "Dr. Frank
Laubach" with NYC address provided. |
| 52-53 |
Alien Registration Fingerprint Chart |
Fingerprints |
Chart contains BHO Sr.'s fingerprints,
basic information and identifying characteristics. |
28JUL60 |
INS |
File |
yes (faded) |
1934 |
1. BHO Sr. signs doc w/
1934 birth year contradicting other signed docs w/ 1936
birth year. The 1934 birth year contradicts BHO Sr.'s
age on BHO II's long-form birth
certificate!
|
| 54-55 |
Alien Registration Fingerprint Chart |
Fingerprints |
Chart contains BHO Sr.'s fingerprints,
basic information and identifying characteristics. |
none |
INS |
File |
yes (faded) |
1934 |
1. BHO Sr. signs doc w/
1934 birth year contradicting other signed docs w/ 1936
birth year. The 1934 birth year contradicts BHO Sr.'s
age on BHO II's long-form birth
certificate!
|
