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Luqman Law believes pursuing U.S. citizenship should be an accessible, equitable process for long-term permanent residents. Sometimes, incredible, unforeseen challenges can present themselves. Even residents who have lived and worked in the U.S. for decades can suddenly have their naturalization applications denied over surprise allegations and technicalities.  In 2020, Devin Luqman, Esq. of Luqman Law, took on the case of client Mr. J., a Mexican-born green card holder who applied for citizenship after residing in the U.S. since childhood. Despite Mr. J. meeting all eligibility requirements, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) claimed it had uncovered records showing his father was born in Mexico, not Texas, as claimed. His father's purported birthplace formed the basis for Mr. J's green card.  USCIS stated Mr. J's permanent residency was invalid, jeopardizing his path to citizenship. However, our tireless investigation into obscure historical documents revealed Mr. J.'s father was likely born in the Horcon Tract, a disputed slab of land along Texas's southern border that conferred simultaneous U.S. and Mexican citizenship at the time. 

When our client is fluent in English, with Farsi as the language, he first learned and spoke for much of his life in Iran, and he would study and take practice tests in English and get all the questions correct. During the interview, he could not repeatedly answer the same questions he had practiced in English! We were aware that our client was not understanding the questions and the answers because the questions involved many words that our client did not understand. We provided our client with practice tests and practice videos in Farsi, our client's native language. When he prepared that way, he understood the questions and answers of the civics test instead of memorizing the questions and answers without adequately understanding what he was reading in English. 

Our client and her daughter-in-law are now so proud she is a citizen. She didn't have to take the civics test in English because she's been here for over 15 years, and her native language is Spanish. She aced her exam in her interview as well!