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tag | citizenship
October 18, 2022 | 5:26 AM
Supreme Court declines to consider challenge to racist citizenship laws
At issue in this case was the way that people born in various U.S. territories are treated under law when it comes to U.S. citizenship.
October 12, 2022 | 3:57 PM
Nearly $1 million awarded to Pennsylvania groups helping immigrants become citizens
Becoming a citizen is not a quick or easy process. Funding from the federal government aims to help groups assist people who aspire to become Americans.
February 18, 2021 | 3:16 PM
Democrats unveil sweeping immigration bill
The legislation includes setting up a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, but its fate in Congress, which has rejected such measures for the past two decades, is uncertain.
July 2, 2020 | 9:00 AM
Drive-through naturalizations make new U.S. citizens in the COVID-19 era
May 20, 2020 | 6:28 AM
To figure out who’s a citizen, Trump administration is using these records
December 30, 2019 | 4:18 AM
Tracing your family’s roots may soon get a lot more expensive
The USCIS wants to increase the fee for obtaining immigration files by 500%, which means some people would have to pay more than $600 for the documents.
November 18, 2019 | 5:48 PM
A young immigrant has mental illness, and that’s raising his risk of being deported
For people who are both undocumented and living with a mental illness, the situation is “particularly excruciating,” says Carrie Chapman, an attorney and advocate with the Legal Council for Health Justice in Chicago, who represents many clients like José’s son.
By NPR October 24, 2019 | 2:33 PM
Pennsylvania won’t give driver’s license records to Census
Pennsylvania’s transportation secretary is telling the U.S. Census Bureau that her agency won’t provide driver’s license records as part of a Trump administration effort to gather citizenship information.
