Thread: Name change halts citizenship process

Hmmm....I'm not sure suing the DHS is the best strategy..

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Name change halts citizenship process

EL CAJON, Calif., Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Kurdish refugee Alan Rauf just wanted to sound more American when he changed his name from Alladdin Abdul Nagshbandi; too bad the new name was on an FBI list.

Rauf works as a contract interpreter for the U.S. Army in Iraq and was on his way to becoming a U.S. citizen when the FBI interrupted the process.

His old name won approval just fine, but apparently there's more than one Alan Rauf and the FBI wants to make sure the 37-year-old interpreter isn't a security threat.

Rauf's attorney said the name is pretty common and the FBI likely has records on several people.

Rauf is suing the Department of Homeland Security, hoping to speed up the verification process.

"Once there is a hit, it can sometimes take years to resolve the problem. Because of Alan's importance to U.S. forces in Iraq, we felt a lawsuit was warranted," attorney Cheri Attix told Copley News Service.

http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.ph...7-021547-2035r

Originally Posted by electra1978

Hmmm....I'm not sure suing the DHS is the best strategy..

Yup, doesn't appear the plaintiff lost anything, so let's sue anyway.

Great way to make friends.

Originally Posted by Attix

we felt a lawsuit was warranted," attorney Cheri Attix told Copley News Service

Of course, this is pro bono........................