A teenage Christian convert, who fled her Muslim parents' home last year in fear for her life, has gained legal U.S. residency, her attorney, Kort Gatterdam, told the Christian Broadcast Network today (September 9, 2010).
Rifqa Bary, now 18, obtained her green card last week and will be able to apply for American citizenship in 2015.
Gatterdam said the Sri Lanka native can also get a Social Security number, apply to colleges, and apply for a driver's license.
The teenager ran away from her parents in July 2009, alleging they would harm her for leaving Islam for the Christian faith.
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