The Northern Virginia doctor knows at least that much about his situation. He knows he is no longer considered a citizen of the United States — the place where he was born, went to school and has practiced medicine for more than 30 years — and that he also belongs to no other place.
A letter from a State Department official informed him that he should not have been granted citizenship at the time of his birth because his father was a diplomat with the Embassy of Iran. The letter directed Sobhani to a website where he could apply for lawful permanent residence.
If US bureaucracy made a mistake and kept that mistake going for some 60 years, they should own it. Especially since this MD comes from Iran, it is not that he can get back to file for a passport there. The secret police could even have an open file on the parents. There is also a chance his father was officially not working in/for the Embassy, and Iran will treat him as a US citizen. After 60 years most of the relevant documentation will be lost and most people involved are either dead or suffering from memory loss. The US should give this man US citizenship ASAP.
I’m not arguing about the Dr. I’m discussing the person who had friends here who discovered they were here illegally through no fault of their own. However, I agree that the Dr. should not be deported.