ACLU sues defense department for effectively banning green card holders from enlisting

[LittleCrumpet]

ACLU Sues Defense Department for Effectively Banning Green Card Holders from Military

Not sure if I’m the only person on here that this relates to, but I was curious what the ShadowSpear members think about this.

 

[Kraut783]

I am waiting on the memo to be explained more....a little too vague at this time.

I have always supported military service as a path to citizenship, I hope that path is not being closed for flippant reasons.

 

[LittleCrumpet]

I am waiting on the memo to be explained more....a little too vague at this time.

I have always supported military service as a path to citizenship, I hope that path is not being closed for flippant reasons.

The policy the lawsuit discusses can be found here:
DoD Announces Policies Affecting Foreign Nationals Entering Military > U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE > Article

The lawsuit can be found here:
https://www.aclusocal.org/sites/default/files/aclu_socal_kuang_cooke_dod_20180621_complaint.pdf

 

[Kraut783]

Just a quick glance...the memo is Oct 2017, and all it states is DEP might be a little longer due to added investigation. I have no problem with that, just because DOS or USCIS has cleared the person for LPR, doesn't mean DOD can't mandate another clearance check.

Just for example.....I held an active military TS/SCI clearance in the USAR, when I was assigned from a PD to a Fed Task Force, I had to go through another clearance procedure for a TS/SCI and a poly. Not unusual and seems silly, but the DOD adjudicated clearance was not accepted for the Fed LEO and they had to do their own...so...held two TS/SCI clearances.

I will wait to see how this plays out.

 

[LittleCrumpet]

Update for anyone interested:

It appears as though the judge assigned to the case has approved a preliminary injunction reverting the policy back to pre-Oct 2017.

This means that any LPR recruits such as myself should be able to ship to training without waiting for their background to clear.