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| Suit by Muslim men claims delay in citizenship |
| 2006-05-05 |
| Ten Chicago area Muslim men filed a class-action lawsuit against the federal government Thursday alleging their quest to become U.S. citizens is being delayed because of their Islamic faith and male gender. The Syrian, Moroccan, Jordanian, Pakistani and Egyptian natives have no criminal records, but they have been waiting one to four years for the government to make a decision on their applications, Midwest Immigrant & Human Rights Center attorney Chuck Roth said. Some of their wives applied at the same time and have since received their U.S. citizenship. The plaintiffs, including the Council on American Islamic Relations' Chicago office, agree the government must conduct background checks on all potential citizens. But they say Muslim men, more than any other group, have their cases delayed too often with no explanation. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services spokeswoman Marilu Cabrera said 99 percent of background checks are resolved within six weeks and 80 percent within three. "Until we get clearance from the FBI, for national security reasons, we cannot grant citizenship," she said. |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #7 What kind of visas are the here on? Have they expired? If so, let them wait out this court ruling with their Syrian, Moroccan, Jordanian, Pakistani and Egyptian friends back in the "old country". |
| Posted by: tu3031 2006-05-05 12:10 |
| #6 Gee, since just about every terrorist attack in the last 30 years has been committed by muslim men between the ages of 17 and 35, why in the world would the FBI want to more closely scrutinize citizenship applications from muslim men? Crazy..... |
| Posted by: mcsegeek1 2006-05-05 12:06 |
| #5 Don't care much on their behalf, but I do on ours. If they're dirty, they shouldn't have been allowed to hang around for four years while the investigators figure it out. If they're clean, process them and find something better to do. |
| Posted by: Grolusing Clinelet5891 2006-05-05 10:42 |
| #4 ISTR that four years is a stunningly short time for naturalization. Besides, who cares? I sure don't. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2006-05-05 09:30 |
| #3 If they insist on litigating and clogging up our courts, maybe they could "WAIT" back in their homelands. |
| Posted by: Boesoeker 2006-05-05 08:30 |
| #2 But they say Muslim men, more than any other group, have their cases delayed too often with no explanation. I hope ICE is that efficient, but I doubt it. Based on everything I've heard about immigration, it's set up to be a shakedown racket for immigration attorneys who grease the palms of ICE officials to grant citizenship. Discovery should be interesting. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2006-05-05 08:24 |
| #1 When did citizenship become a right? Deport their demanding asses as enemy aliens. |
| Posted by: ed 2006-05-05 08:18 |