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07/23/2008 09:23 PM |
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After battling for U.S., Iraqi fights for citizenship |
"His voice sounded flat, worn down as he talked on the phone from his Army barracks at Fort Riley, Kan. He is tired of waiting to become a U.S. citizen. Julian Polous was born in Mosul, Iraq, graduated from college and learned to speak four languages. But he fled Saddam Hussein's army and found asylum in the United States. He got a green card and joined the Army. He served an extended tour in his homeland of Iraq. He earned several medals, including a Purple Heart. He passed multiple background checks. Yet the United States is not ready to let him become a U.S. citizen. His application for citizenship has been circling in naturalization purgatory since April 2007, caught in a backlog of FBI name checks." McClatchy, July 23, 2008.
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07/23/2008 09:23 PM |
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El Centro Immigration Court temporarily closed |
"The El Centro Immigration Court is temporarily closed because of renovations at the El Centro Detention Center. All of the detained hearings will be conducted at the Imperial Immigration Court for the next several weeks." EOIR website.
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07/23/2008 09:23 PM |
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EOIR closures due to Hurricane Dolly |
EOIR website; refresh for updates.
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07/23/2008 09:23 PM |
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EOIR memo on implementation of Practice Manual |
Chief Clerk of the Immigration Court, June 17, 2008.
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07/23/2008 09:23 PM |
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Feds arrest 58 in Ohio immigration raids |
"Fifty-eight employees at eight Mexican restaurants across northern Ohio have been arrested in immigration raids. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said the raids were conducted Wednesday at Casa Fiesta restaurants in Ashland, Fremont, Norwalk, Oberlin, Oregon, Sandusky, Vermilion and Youngstown." Ohio.com, July 23, 2008.
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