Des Moines priest sues feds over the imminent expiration of his work authorization

By: Clark Kauffman

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: July 17, 2026

Words: 534

Last Updated: 1 day, 14 hours ago

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A priest from Nigeria, now working for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Des Moines, is suing the federal government over alleged inaction on his residency status.

Father Sylvester Okoh is suing Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Joseph Edlow, and Thomas Schuurmans, the director of CIS’s Nebraska Service Center, in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa.

According to the lawsuit, Okoh was initially admitted to the …

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