2018 Annual Report Final Copy

lawful permanent resident of the United States since 2010, Mr.
A
Djebbari, an Islamic teacher at a local mosque, waited
Mohamed
three years for adjudication of his citizenship application.
nearly
Djebbari had no criminal record and met all the requirements
Mr.
eligibility for receiving his citizenship. Mr. Djebbari repeatedly
of
USCIS and his Congressional representatives to no avail.
contacted
Djebbari then came to CAIR-Columbus for help. CAIR-
Mr.
filed a lawsuit in federal court for Mr. Djebbari to
Columbus
the delay. The lawsuit was successfully resolved and Mr.
challenge
was sworn in as a U.S. citizen.
Djebbari
Mohammad Dada is a legal permanent resident of the United
Mr.
and an employee of a local mosque. Mr. Dada’s 4 teenage
States
were stuck overseas and unable to join their parents in
daughters
because the U.S. Department of State failed to
Columbus
their immigration applications for over 4 years. CAIR-
adjudicate
then sued the U.S. Department of State to allow the
Columbus
daughters to come to America. The lawsuit was successfully
Dada
and the 4 teenagers were finally reunited with their
resolved
Mounir Sanhaji is a local doctor who works for the U.S.
Dr.
of Veteran Affairs. He was a legal permanent resident
Department
the United States and had lived in Central Ohio for over 15
of
Dr. Sanhaji filed for citizenship but his application was not
years.
for over 2 years. Even though Dr. Sanhaji had already
adjudicated
security clearance for working at the U.S. Department of
received
Affairs, USCIS claimed that the delay was due to a
Veteran
background check. CAIR-Columbus filed a lawsuit in
pending
court to compel the U.S. government to grant him his
federal
The lawsuit was successfully resolved and Dr. Sanhaji
citizenship.
DELAY
IMMIGRATION
RESOLVED
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family.
was finally granted citizenship.
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