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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/05/us/05immig.html
A federal lawsuit was filed yesterday in California against immigration authorities, seeking to help legal immigrants whose petitions for citizenship have been held up by delays in background checks performed by the F.B.I.
The lawsuit, a class action, was filed in federal court in Santa Ana, on behalf of four immigrants who have lived legally in the United States for many years and are eager to become citizens. After filing naturalization petitions, each has waited a year or more without being approved because the Federal Bureau of Investigation has not completed a required criminal record check. They have received no explanation for the delays, according to the suit.
A federal lawsuit was filed yesterday in California against immigration authorities, seeking to help legal immigrants whose petitions for citizenship have been held up by delays in background checks performed by the F.B.I.
The lawsuit, a class action, was filed in federal court in Santa Ana, on behalf of four immigrants who have lived legally in the United States for many years and are eager to become citizens. After filing naturalization petitions, each has waited a year or more without being approved because the Federal Bureau of Investigation has not completed a required criminal record check. They have received no explanation for the delays, according to the suit.