Lawsuit: Iowa worker stranded in Canada for a year due to visa-related delays

By: Clark Kauffman

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: July 30, 2026

Words: 589

Last Updated: 3 days, 22 hours ago

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An Iowa man who alleges federal bureaucracy has left him stranded in Canada for a year, with no way to return to the United States, is now suing the federal government.

Haider Raza, a citizen and national of Pakistan, is suing the U.S. Department of State in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa for alleged delays in processing his visa-related application to remain in the United States.

Raza, 32, of Ames, works …

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