Immigration Public date: 26.04.2021 01:40:19

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8 Oct 2020

How the pandemic has complicated these immigrants’ path to citizenship

The coronavirus pandemic has changed life for almost everyone in the United States. But it has also significantly disrupted the efforts of those seeking to become American citizens -- some of whom are eager to vote in the November election. John Yang reports on how COVID-19 has made the already challenging path to citizenship even more difficult.
The coronavirus pandemic has changed life for almost everyone in the United States. But it has also significantly...
14 Dec 2019

Judge in SF blocks Trump rule ending fee exemptions for poor seeking citizenship

A federal judge in SF blocked the Trump administration Thursday from rolling back hardship waivers to the $725 fee for applying for U.S. citizenship. The plaintiffs said in court filings that the new rule “creates a wealth test for citizenship” and would prevent many legal residents from becoming naturalized U.S. citizens.
A federal judge in SF blocked the Trump administration Thursday from rolling back hardship waivers to the $725 fee for...
24 Oct 2019

Bipartisan bill aims to reverse change in how some children of military and federal employees overseas become citizens – CNNPolitics

The top members of the House Judiciary Committee leadership introduced bipartisan legislation Wednesday that would reverse a policy by the Trump administration that changed how children of some federal employees and members of the US armed forces gain citizenship.
The top members of the House Judiciary Committee leadership introduced bipartisan legislation Wednesday that would...
24 Jun 2017

Supreme Court limits ability to strip citizenship

The Supreme Court on Thursday limited the governments ability to strip U.S. citizenship from immigrants for lying during the naturalization process. Justice Elena Kagan wrote for the court that false statements can lead to the revocation of citizenship only if they played some role in her naturalization.
The Supreme Court on Thursday limited the governments ability to strip U.S. citizenship from immigrants for lying during...

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