citizenship

August 21, 2024 | 11:29 AM

Proposed Allegheny County Council bill would have Homeland Security verify eligibility of county voters

By Julia Zenkevich/WESA

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.

By Jess Zalph and Nina Totenberg/NPR

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.

By Anthony Orozco

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.

By Barbara Sprunt and Claudia Grisales/NPR

July 2, 2020 | 9:00 AM

Drive-through naturalizations make new U.S. citizens in the COVID-19 era

By Max Rivlin-Nadler/NPR

May 28, 2020 | 6:23 AM

With naturalizations on hold, potential new voters sit on sidelines

By Ashley Lopez/NPR

May 20, 2020 | 6:28 AM

To figure out who’s a citizen, Trump administration is using these records

By Hansi Lo Wang/NPR

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.

By David Greene/NPR

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 Christine Herman/Side Effects Public Media

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.

By The Associated Press

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