The Northern Virginia doctor knows at least that much about his situation. He knows he is no longer considered a citizen of the United States — the place where he was born, went to school and has practiced medicine for more than 30 years — and that he also belongs to no other place.
A letter from a State Department official informed him that he should not have been granted citizenship at the time of his birth because his father was a diplomat with the Embassy of Iran. The letter directed Sobhani to a website where he could apply for lawful permanent residence.
The article said there were some passport issues going on in the system. The “government” is a group of people doing their jobs, there are always going to be shitty people and shitty decisions. There might be something we don’t know about, but my guess is a shitty person made a shitty decision.