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Date Announced
June 21, 2017Military personnel enlisted in the MAVNI Pilot Program who have become naturalized US citizens based on military service may be considered for a security clearance upon completion of their military training/boot camp. Prior policy prohibited consideration for security clearance until the enlistee had completed their first enlistment. [ID #603]
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Effective Date of Change
June 21, 2017 -
Subsequent Action
December 4, 2018 Report: Pentagon will send green-card recruits to boot camp, halting a Trump policy from last year -
Subsequent Action
January 31, 2019Judgment from the Western District of Washington enjoining the United States Department of Defense "from requiring, in the absence of individualized suspicion, a biennial series of National Intelligence Agency Checks for continuous monitoring or security clearance eligibility purposes with respect to any citizen affiliated with the DoD who accessed into the United States Army through the Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest program after February 12, 2012, and before September 30, 2016."
(see judgment above)
**Litigation is listed for informational purposes and is not comprehensive. For the current status of legal challenges, check other sources, such as https://dcfederalcourtmavniclasslitigation.org/**
2019.01.31 Tiwari v. Mattis, C17-242 TSZ (W.D. Wash., Jan. 31, 2019). -
Subsequent Action
February 14, 2019Judgment from the Western District of Washington enjoining the United States Department of Defense "from requiring, in the absence of individualized suspicion, a biennial series of National Intelligence Agency Checks for continuous monitoring or security clearance eligibility purposes with respect to any plaintiff."
(see previous order below)
**Litigation is listed for informational purposes and is not comprehensive. For the current status of legal challenges, check other sources, such as https://dcfederalcourtmavniclasslitigation.org/**
2019.02.14 Tiwari v. Shanahan, CASE NO. C17-242 TSZ (W.D. Wash., Feb. 14, 2019). -
Subsequent Action
May 22, 2019Preliminary injunction ordering the Pentagon to continue allowing green-card holders to report for training issued by Judge Huvelle (D.D.C.) on October 27, 2017 in Nio v. DHS (1:17-cv-00998). Subsequent partial summary judgment issued by Judge Huvelle (D.D.C.) on May 22, 2019.
Nio v. DHS (D.D.C.), Case No. 1:17-cv-00998
**Litigation is listed for informational purposes and is not comprehensive. For the current status of legal challenges, check other sources.**
Prior Policies
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A service member accessed under the MAVNI Pilot Program was prohibited from being considered for a security clearance until after they had completed the first enlistment.
DOD Memorandum: Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest Pilot Program Extension
Subsequent Actions
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Associated or Derivative Policies