MI SCR0040

Memorializes Congress to enact pending legislation (H.R. 976/S. 403) granting permanent lawful resident status to Ibrahim Parlak and allowing him to pursue U.S. citizenship.

Ibrahim Parlak, a Turkish-born Kurd who fled persecution and torture in Turkey, arrived in the United States in 1991 and was granted political asylum in 1992, settling in southwestern Michigan.

Parlak's naturalization application was denied in November 2001 due to associations with individuals affiliated with a Kurdish organization later designated as a terrorist group, despite his full disclosure of activities during his asylum application.

Parlak was imprisoned without bail for 10 months in 2004 before a federal district court ruled his detention unconstitutional; he has since built a successful business and earned strong community support.

Directs transmission of the resolution to the President of the U.S. Senate, Speaker of the House, and the Michigan congressional delegation.