U.S. studies Ecuadorean’s asylum petition - Estefano Isaias, television station owner

An Ecuadorean television station owner is seeking asylum in the United States following the confiscation of his business, a U.S. official said Wednesday.

The State Department is reviewing the asylum request of Estefano Isaias after Ecuadorean banking officials last week seized TC Television and nearly 200 other businesses owned by or allegedly linked to the Isaias family, said Linda Jewell, U.S. ambassador to Ecuador.”*

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