Legal Opinion
Samma v. U.S. Department of Defense
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 25, 2020No. Civil Action No. 2020-1104Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ANGE SAMMA, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Civil Action No. 20-cv-1104 (ESH) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION The United States has a long history of allowing noncitizens to serve in its military and providing those who serve with an expedited path to citizenship. But in recent years, despite its need for noncitizen enlistees to fill its ranks, the Department of Defense (“DOD”) had placed obstacles in that path to citizenship. DOD’s actions have led to a significant amount of litigation, much of it…
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