President Obama's Uncle Housed Young Barack Studying at Harvard Law School in 1980s, Contrary to Previous White House Statement

The White House flipped its story concerning President Barack Obama's uncle, who faced deportation this week, two years after the POTUS insisted he hadn't met his late father's half-brother.

White House spokesperson Jay Carney told USA Today that President Obama had, in fact, met Onyango Obama when he first landed in Cambridge, Mass. to study at Harvard Law School in the later 1980s. He also stayed with his uncle while his new apartment was still under construction.

Carney stated on Thursday that the White House didn't consult President Obama on his relations with Onyango, and based its comments on documentary evidence instead.

"Nobody spoke to the president," Carney told USA Today, adding that he had confirmed with the POTUS this past week. "The president has not seen Onyango Obama in 20 years and has not spoken with him in roughly ten."

69-year-old Onyango faced deportation to his home country of Kenya on Wednesday, after he was arrested for drunk driving in 2011. The President's uncle reportedly testified in court that he had a relationship with President Obama and, according to Reuters, at the time of his DUI arrest, he allegedly said to cops, "I think I will call the White House."

Onyango was allowed to stay in the United States as a lawful resident. Judge Leonard Shapiro granted him a green card, since he said the President's uncle seemed like he wouldn't make trouble.

"He appears to me to be a gentleman, and I'm inclined to grant his application on that basis," Judge Shapiro announced to a Boston court.

Onyango Obama reportedly traveled to the United States during high school, when he came to Massachusetts to attend classes at a school outside of Boston. He dropped out soon after, but his visa continued to run out. It ultimately expired in 1992, but his citizenship status didn't come to light until he received the drunk driving charge.