Some arrested in raids to seek asylum in U.S.

01:00 AM EDT on Monday, August 11, 2008

By Karen Lee Ziner and Tom Mooney

Journal Staff Writers

Lawyers for some of the 31 suspected illegal immigrants arrested at Rhode Island courthouses last month say they are seeking political asylum or other legal relief to keep their clients from being deported.

The lawyers acknowledge a difficult — but not impossible — fight ahead.

“I’m hopeful, but realistic,â€