(COLUMBUS, OH, 4/12/19) – The Columbus, Ohio chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Columbus) announced today that it has successfully resolved another green card delay lawsuit.
The suit, filed in Federal court for the Southern District of Ohio, was on behalf of a local Muslim man, Mr. Marwan Alobaidi, whose green card application had been pending for almost 18 months without adjudication. He had no criminal history and had met all the requirements for adjusting his status to that of a lawful permanent resident. Mr. Alobaidi and his family had to flee their native home in Iraq. Upon arrival to the U.S. they were granted refugee status.
Mr. Alobaidi sent numerous inquiries to USCIS regarding the status of his application but was repeatedly told that his case was in “administrative processing” or that the application was “under review by an officer.” When it was clear that his issue was not being resolved, he contacted the Columbus chapter of CAIR-Ohio for help in getting his green card.
“We are pleased to announce that since the filing of our lawsuit in March, we were able to successfully resolve the delay in adjudication, and our client, Mr. Marwan Alobaidi, has received his green card,” said CAIR-Columbus Legal Director Romin Iqbal.
Ohio Muslims who are facing similar delays are encouraged to contact CAIR-Columbus for assistance by filing an incident report