Immigrant whose daughter appealed to pope requests asylum in U.S.

A Mexican immigrant whose daughter appealed to Pope Francis three years ago to stop his deportation from the United States requested asylum at a federal court hearing in Los Angeles on Wednesday.Mario Vargas-Lopez's attorney argued the 45-year-old could be the victim of violence if he is deported to Mexico because of the international attention his case has received."People in Mexico know who he is, and he might be targeted for ransom and extortion," attorney Alex Galvez said in a phone intervie