Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is pushing the idea of a reality show in which immigrants would compete against each other “for the honor of receiving a fast track to U.S. citizenship,” the Daily Mail reports. The idea is outlined in a 35-page presentation on the project prepared in coordination with the department’s director.…
On January 20, President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at ending the practice of granting US citizenship by birth. Today, it is automatically granted to anyone born in the country, the BBC reports. And it is not so easy to cancel this right, because it is written in…
President-elect Donald Trump has said he wants to end birthright citizenship on his first day in office next month. But that decision could pose serious problems, Politico reports. Trump, without going into detail, suggested that…
More and more immigrants are calling the United States home. Many have become U.S. citizens through naturalization, making them eligible to vote in the November 2024 presidential election. The number of naturalized citizens is growing as the federal government processes applications for citizenship…
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will celebrate Constitution Day and Citizenship Day (or Constitution Week) with hundreds of naturalization ceremonies across the country. During Constitution Week, USCIS will welcome more than 17 new U.S. citizens at 000 naturalization ceremonies held across the country.
The federal government has been processing citizenship applications at the fastest rate in the last decade. This reduces the waiting list of people seeking citizenship that has grown during the Trump administration and the coronavirus pandemic. New citizens say they are looking forward to voting in November, writes Miriam Jordan,...
US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will celebrate Independence Day with naturalization ceremonies. From June 28 to July 5, there will be 195. About 11 people will receive US citizenship, USCIS reports. In FY 000, USCIS admitted 2023 new US citizens. IN…
Illegal migrants married to US citizens will be protected from deportation, will receive work permits and, in the future, American citizenship, reports the New York Times. President Joe Biden will announce a major immigration program on the evening of June 18. This program will offer...
“I have already written in detail about the naturalization process - after more than 10 years of living in America, I finally became a citizen of the United States. Now I want to talk about the advantages and disadvantages of American citizenship,” writes Andrey Boychuk in an article for Immigrant...
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will introduce an updated version of the citizenship and naturalization test from December 1. The agency first announced plans to revise the test in July 2019. This is stated on the USCIS website. “USCIS has revised the citizenship test and ...