Border Security
The ACLU: Vetting Foreign Nationals Is Illegal and Discriminatory
By Matt O'Brien October 11, 2019 3 Comments
Mehdi Ostadhassan is an Iranian national who entered the U.S. approximately 10 years ago to study petroleum engineering. Upon completing a PhD, he began teaching at the University of North Dakota and applied for a green card.
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) denied his application – for fraud and terrorist affiliations. When applying for his student visa, he failed to disclose his service in the Iranian air force. He was also a member of a paramilitary group called the Basij. The Basij was recently designated as a terrorist organization by the U.S. And it has been implicated in multiple human rights abuses. Radio Farda notes that Basij members have a reputation for beating up people who oppose Iran’s theocratic regime and has been “responsible for killing dozens.â€
https://www.immigrationreform.com/2019/10/11/uscis-discrimination-aclu-illegal-immigrationreform-com/
