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Haeder Al Anbki hugs his son Alasaad, during a naturalization ceremony in Orlando, Fla., Tuesday, July 31, 2018. Al Anbki, a former Iraqi translator and Florida National Guard member, sued a federal agency after he was pulled out of a naturalization ceremony last year without explanation. The lawsuit claimed authorities were applying a different set of rules under a program that opponents say targets applicants from majority-Muslim countries. (AP Photo/Mike Schneider)

After delays, former Iraqi translator became US citizen

By MIKE SCHNEIDER - Associated Press

FILE- This July 12, 2018 file photo made available by Jaime Lugo shows Haeder Al Anbki at Camp Blanding in Jacksonville, Fla. More than a year after a former interpreter for U.S. military forces in Iraq was pulled out of a U.S. citizenship ceremony without explanation, he's about to be naturalized. Haeder Al Anbki said Monday, July 23, 2018, that he was notified over the weekend that he could participate in a naturalization ceremony next week in Orlando. (Jaime Lugo via AP, File)

After delays, former Iraqi translator will be US citizen

By MIKE SCHNEIDER - Associated Press

This July 12, 2018 photo provided by Jaime Lugo shows Haeder Al Anbki at Camp Blanding in Jacksonville, Fla. Al Anbki, a former interpreter for U.S. forces in Iraq, is suing the U.S. government for blocking his path to citizenship over what he says are unfounded reasons that have primarily been applied to people from majority-Muslim countries. Al Anbki says he was scheduled to take the citizenship oath in June 2017 when he was told at the ceremony he couldn't be naturalized. (Jaime Lugo via AP)

Florida soldier says agency is blocking path to citizenship

By MIKE SCHNEIDER - Associated Press