A second Des Moines priest sues Homeland Security over work authorization

By: Clark Kauffman

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: August 27, 2026

Words: 572

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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A second Roman Catholic priest from the Diocese of Des Moines has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security over alleged delays in work authorization permits.

Father Nipin Thakidipurathu Scaria, a citizen of India who now resides in Des Moines, 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 …

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