Iowa City, Iowa (RI) — A University of Iowa professor and his wife are suing the Trump administration over its alleged decision to halt their progress towards gaining citizenship.
In the suit, Sunday and Regina Goshit allege their naturalization ceremony was illegally canceled after the administration announced Nigerian nationals were restricted from entering the country.
Sunday Goshit came to the U.S. 25 years ago and passed his naturalization exam last year.
He’s an adjunct assistant professor of International Studies at the UI, where he earned his Ph.D. and two master’s degrees.
The Goshit’s lawyers say the federal government has two months to respond to the suit.
Their naturalization ceremony was cancelled one month before it was supposed to happen. The lawsuit says the federal government told them it was cancelled due to “unforeseen circumstances.”
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