Onyango Okech Obama is an uncle of President Barack Obama . `` I 'm relieved , I represented the family for some time and it 's really a relief , '' said Wong . The uncle has lived in the United States without immigration papers for two years . A federal immigration judge notes his character , methods of working and paying taxes . The judge grants Onyango Okech Obama permission to remain in the country .
Onyango Okech Obama is an uncle of President Barack Obama . The uncle has lived in the United States without immigration papers for two years . A federal immigration judge notes his character , methods of working and paying taxes . The judge grants Onyango Okech Obama permission to remain in the country .