i read the initial article, and it was essentially a bunch of tweets focused on the "oh, poor guy!" reaction from the readers. it provided no other details, though it certainly should have.
i also read your article, which provided much greater detail. sounds like the guy has a case to make, but i still didn't see much of an emphasis on him trying to gain citizenship during his time here. maybe i'm missing something but it looked like most of his efforts were simply to just remain here with one failed attempt at getting a green card.