Abdullatif Ali Aldosary, the Iraqi man charged with detonating a homemade explosive device outside a Social Security Administration building in Casa Grande, has been indicted on 14 state counts of attempted murder.
A Pinal County grand jury indicted Aldosary on arson and related state charges.
Aldosary researched bomb-making materials and gathered chemicals before detonating the explosive outside the office on Nov 30. No one was injured.
The Iraqi refugee was denied residency based on “terrorism-related grounds” in 2008. Aldosary asked Congressman Paul Gosar’s office in Casa Grande to assist him in obtaining a Green Card, but the Department of Homeland Security ruled him “ineligible.”
DHS made the decision based on Aldosary’s role in a 1991 uprising in Iraq. After the Gulf War, groups of Iraqis revolted in an attempt to topple the Saddam Hussein regime.
Under Homeland Security’s broad definition of “terror,” guidelines state “resistance activities directed against Saddam Hussein’s regime” are grounds for denying citizenship.
Investigators have not said whether Aldosary’s frustration with his citizenship status or the US government played a role in the bombing.
In November 2012, Homeland Security changed its guidelines to allow immigrants and refugees who have taken part in uprisings against dictators to obtain US residency, on a case-by-case basis.