Decisions by country · Guideline B · Foreign Influence
Ties to Sudan in decided clearance cases
How decided foreign-influence cases involving ties to Sudan resolved, from the public record. Ties to any country are not themselves disqualifying; every case turns on its own facts. This is decided history, never a prediction, and it says nothing about any nationality or community.
The ties these cases involved
The relationship kinds identified on Sudan allegations in these cases (a case can involve several).
- sibling in foreign country · 26 cases
- parent in foreign country · 22 cases
- unspecified foreign relationship · 13 cases
- in law in foreign country · 10 cases
- spouse dual or foreign citizen · 9 cases
- extended family in foreign country · 8 cases
- financial support to foreign relative · 7 cases
What judges credited in granted cases
Circumstances the judge expressly credited among granted Sudan cases where that detail was extracted (a subset of the record, so these are raw counts, not rates).
- deep U.S. ties · credited in 6 granted cases
Recent decided examples
- ISCR 06-25719 granted · 2008The applicant in this case was a 39-year-old linguist employed by a defense contractor since April 2004, who sought to maintain his security clearance despite concerns related to foreign influence due…
- ISCR 07-00303 granted · 2008The applicant in this case was a 47-year-old native of Sudan who sought a security clearance after becoming a U.S. citizen in 1992. The Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals (DOHA) issued a Statement…
- ISCR 18-00336 denied · 2019The applicant in this case was a 44-year-old U.S. citizen originally from Sudan, who sought a security clearance. The Department of Defense issued a Statement of Reasons (SOR) citing concerns under Gu…
- ISCR 19-00657 denied · 2021The applicant in this case was a 65-year-old linguist and translator for a defense contractor, seeking a security clearance. The Department of Defense issued a Statement of Reasons (SOR) citing concer…
Other countries in the record
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