We have a client. Â He is Muslim. Â He is from India. Â He applied for citizenship on August 20, 2012. Â He was fingerprinted, but USCIS never scheduled him for an interview.
So he waited. Â And waited. Â And waited.
He visited USCIS from time to time and they told him that they were waiting for the results of his background check. Â He called the USCIS 1-800 number. Â And he waited some more.
On August 12, 2015, he hired us to sue USCIS to compel them to act on his case. Â We filed suit that same day. Â We brought USCIS a copy of the lawsuit the next day. Â USCIS finally interviewed our Muslim Indian client on August 25, 2015. Â He was approved on the spot.
So this kind man went from waiting for three years for USCIS to decide his case to an approved naturalization applicant. Â In less than two weeks after hiring us. Â Certainly, every lawsuit case does not resolve this quickly, but it is amazing what happens when USCIS gets called out in federal court for their delays.