BAXTER MAN SUES FEDS

A Baxter dentist is suing the United States federal government because immigration officials have failed to grant him citizenship. 29-year old Doctor Atif Rizvi passed his naturalization exams 3 years ago. The legal waiting period is 120 days. Citizenship and Immigration Services spokeswoman Maria Elena Upson said the FBI is backed up on background and fingerprint checks. Rizvi works for the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe. He was born in Pakistan and was fingerprinted for a third time in August. The FBI backlog is delaying the naturalization process for roughly 150,000 people.