Bobsledder Kaillie Humphries holds US citizenship and is eligible for the Beijing Olympics

Then, a few days ago received an invitation for a Thursday meeting at the immigration office in San Diego, 30 miles from her hometown of Carlsbad, California – and suddenly Humphries had to try: rush to make sure that her documents are correct, rush away. from her American teammates at a World Cup race week in Germany flew all day Wednesday so she could be at the USCIS building at 8am. Hours later, she received the news she longed to hear.