Lori Berenson Arrives In U.S. For The First Time In 16 Years

Lori Berenson places her 2-year-old son Salvador, in a car this morning at Newark Liberty Airport (AP)

Lori Berenson, the New York native who spent over 15 years in a Peruvian prison after her 1996 conviction in a foiled terrorist plot, arrived at Newark Liberty Airport this morning as part of a sanctioned holiday visit. Before finally taking off in Peru with her 2-year-old son Salvador, she told an AP reporter, in reference to her mandated January 11 return date, "I just hope we don't get caught in a snow storm."

A panel of judges ruled last Thursday that Berenson, who is on parole until November 2015, may return to the U.S. to visit her family. But on Saturday, Berenson was inexplicably prevented from boarding a plane in Lima by immigration officials. Peru's top terrorism lawyer filed a complaint against the ruling on Friday, but Justice officials claimed that had nothing to do with preventing her from traveling. Yesterday, she was once again given permission to leave.

“I think more than everybody being excited about seeing Lori, everybody is excited about meeting Salvador,” Berenson's mother Rhoda told CBS this morning. “This is not a political time. This is a time for family, friends and holidays."

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By Christopher Robbins in News on December 20, 2011 10:29 AM

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Guest

Dear Lori, please go underground and start disseminating your skills to us here. Thanks.

Obamatheracist

She has already set up her tent in Zucotti park

GentleGiant

And?

Guest

Que?

AaronRed99

I am pretty certain she is not going back.

Chris Prince

She has to; if she doesn't return she will violate her parole, and the US has an extradition treaty with Peru.

Obamatheracist

Her parents are both leftist jackasses and so is she

GentleGiant

So?

Daniel

She tried to help a plot a to kill and kidnap a lot of people...

GentleGiant

"Lori Berenson Arrives In U.S. For The First Time In 16 Years"

I'm happy for her but does anyone other than Berenson, her family, and friends care?

Daniel

Happy for a person who helped terrorists make bombs in her apartment, hid guns for them, and snuck them in to government buildings to plan to kill and kidnap government officials? Those people who in Peru who would've been killed or taken hostage have families too.