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Meng Ju Liu, a Taiwanese Green Card holder residing in Ohio, has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for delays in processing his US citizenship application. Liu applied for naturalization in April 2025 and has waited approximately 18 months without being called for an interview or receiving any updates on his application status. According to court filings, USCIS' published processing time for N-400 applications in Cincinnati is 9.5 months for 80 percent of cases. Liu's lawsuit seeks to compel federal officials to complete the processing within a reasonable timeframe and argues that he has been waiting longer than the stated average processing period.

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Meng Ju Liu, a Taiwanese Green Card holder living in Ohio, has sued the Trump administration over delays in processing his U.S. citizenship application. Liu filed the lawsuit on October 15 in the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, seeking to compel federal officials to process his naturalization application within a reasonable timeframe. He became a Green Card holder in 2002 and applied for citizenship in April 2025 but has waited around 18 months without being called for an interview. According to USCIS, the published processing time for N-400 applications in Cincinnati is approximately 9½ months for 80% of cases. Liu argues that federal officials have failed to process his application within this reasonable period and have not provided a reason for the delay. Liu's decision to apply for citizenship was driven by the needs of his food import and export business, which sells rice from Kansas to overseas markets.

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Meng Ju Liu, a Taiwanese Green Card holder living in Ohio and waiting for his US citizenship, has now sued the Trump administration over delays, saying that his application has been gathering dust on an office shelf and he has been waiting for an eternity for his citizenship.

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🔮 I sell rice produced in Kansas state to overseas markets, and I believe becoming a US citizen would help me more effectively represent and promote the quality of American agricultural products," Liu told Newsweek.

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US citizenship application gathering dust: Taiwanese Green Card holder sues Trump administration for making him wait around 18 months · assertive framing

he → live → citizenship

Newsweek reported that Liu filed the lawsuit in the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio on October 15, seeking to compel federal officials to complete the processing of his naturalization application. asserted

Liu → report → application

Liu became a Green Card holder in 2002 and he applied for citizenship in April 2025, the report said. asserted

report → become → April

Liu has waited around 18 months for his application to progress and has not been called for a naturalization interview, according to court filings. uncertain

application → wait → filings

It alleged that USCIS' published processing time for N-400 applications in Cincinnati was 9 1/2 months for 80 percent of cases to be completed. asserted

percent → allege → cases

Liu argued that federal officials have failed to process his application within a reasonable period and have not provided a reason for the delay. asserted

officials → argue → delay

"My decision to apply for US citizenship is driven by the needs of my food import and export business. asserted

decision → apply → business

I sell rice produced in Kansas state to overseas markets, and I believe becoming a US citizen would help me more effectively represent and promote the quality of American agricultural products," Liu told Newsweek. asserted

Liu → sell → Newsweek

"My work also requires me to travel abroad to evaluate contract manufacturers that produce goods for export to the United States. asserted

that → require → States

I believe US citizenship and a U.S. passport would provide me with greater security and peace of mind when traveling internationally. asserted

citizenship → believe → mind

A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) told Newsweek on Friday, “United States citizenship is a privilege. asserted

citizenship → tell → Friday

It should not be a cakewalk to obtain, and we are certainly not going to give it away. asserted

we → obtain → it

USCIS is working to overhaul the test and the entire process to strive towards maximum adherence with the letter and spirit of the law. asserted

USCIS → work → law

Naturalization allows aliens to become fully vested members of American society, with important rights and responsibilities that all citizens should exercise and respect. asserted

citizens → allow → that

US citizenship is the most meaningful status the US government can bestow, and we are committed to ensuring the integrity of the naturalization process." asserted

we → bestow → process

Immigration attorney Kevin J Andrews noted that the case came at a time when the Department of Homeland Security claimed that naturalizations are down 75%. asserted

naturalizations → note → Security

"USCIS posts a processing time of 9.5 months for 80 percent of N-400s in Cincinnati. asserted

USCIS → post → Cincinnati

In May 2025, the agency told him it would reuse fingerprints already on file and run the same security checks on them. uncertain

it → tell → them

As of May 2, 2026, his case status still read as processing. uncertain

status → read → processing

He asks the court to order the checks finished within 30 days and, if he clears them, naturalization within 30 days after that. asserted

he → ask → that

The most common result of filing a Mandamus lawsuit is an interview notice. asserted

result → file → lawsuit

The agency often acts before its answer is due, and the case is dismissed as moot. asserted

case → act → ?

Courts weigh delay differently from district to district. asserted

Courts → weigh → district

Eighteen months against a posted 9.5 months definitely checks the box," Andrews said. asserted

Andrews → post → box

US citizenship application gathering dust: Taiwanese Green Card holder sues Trump administration for making him wait around 18 months

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