But when his mother called the agencys help line. she was told that nothing could be done. Finally. after trying for more than a year to become a U.S. citizen and having his application rejected and delayed as a result of various bureaucratic failings by his own government. Specialist Frederick was forced to travel on a convoy to a base where he could get his fingerprints taken again for his naturalization application. Tragically. he was killed en route by a roadside bomb. Specialist Frederick was posthumously granted U.S. citizenship a week after his death. S. 2516 would remove unnecessary procedural hurdles like the ones Specialist Frederick faced for naturalization applications currently or recently serving in the military. Most importantly. it directs Homeland Security to accept fingerprints taken at the time of enlistment as long as they are otherwise acceptable. The House has already passed legislation similar to S. 2516.
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