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Bill to Redefine U.S. Citizenship Introduced in Congress
11 Jan 2011 / Announcements, Immigration Reform, Legislative Watch, Naturalization, NewsThe American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) reported today that Representative King, a Republican from Iowa introduced the Birthright Citizenship Act (H.R. 140) on January 5, 2011. If the bill were to be signed into law, it would amend the immigration law and, the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which would redefine who can be deemed a U.S. citizen at birth. [...]
USCIS Revises Criteria for Naturalization Applicants with Disabilities
23 Dec 2010 / Announcements, Naturalization, NewsThe U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released yesterday a revised form N-648 (Medical Certification for Disability Exceptions) for lawful permanent residents (green card holders) with certain disabilities who are seeking a waiver of the English language and U.S. history and government requirements for naturalization. The immigration laws concerning naturalization require that applicants are able to correctly answer questions about U.S. history and government plus, [...]
Largest Number of Military Naturalizations since the Korean War
10 Nov 2010 / Announcements, Family Visas, Green Cards, Naturalization, NewsThe U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) reported today that in Fiscal Year (FY) 2010, the agency has naturalized over 11,000 U.S. military service members in military duty stations throughout the U.S. and abroad. That is the largest number of military naturalizations in any year since the Korean War. The number of military naturalizations is increasing due to the USCIS’ outreach to eligible military [...]
USCIS Issues New Version of Naturalization Certificate
26 Oct 2010 / Announcements, Naturalization, NewsThe U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reported today that it has begun issuing a new version of the Certificate of Naturalization (Form N-550) with enhanced security features to combat fraud. The enhanced features on the new certificates include the individual’s digitized photo and signature laser printed into the document. The background on the certificate has also been enhanced and contains a color-shifting ink pattern that is difficult [...]
Two Precedent Decisions Issued by USCIS
21 Oct 2010 / Administrative Appeals, Announcements, Board of Immmigration Appeals, Employment Authorization, Green Cards, Immigration Reform, Naturalization, NewsThe U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) via its Administrative Appeals Office (AAO), issued two (2) precedent decisions yesterday. Those decisions are published by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) as part of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Furthermore, those decisions are binding on all USCIS and DOJ personnel for deciding cases. The precedents that were set established rules and reasonings for deciding [...]
Immigrants Who Vote in American Elections Face Deportation
18 Oct 2010 / Announcements, Deportation, Excecutive Office of Immigration Review, Green Cards, Immigration Enforcement, Naturalization, News, Waivers of InadmissibilityThe New York Times reported this past weekend about an immigrant from St. Kitts named Joseph E. Joseph who registered to vote back in 1992, voted in every presidential election since then and because of what he referred to as “doing his his civic duty”, he now faces deportation. In the U.S., only citizens are authorized to vote in [...]
U.S. Citizen in Immigration Custody for 7 Months Sues Government
03 Feb 2010 / Announcements, Deportation, Immigration Enforcement, NaturalizationThe Orlando Sentinel reported yesterday that Army veteran Rennison Castillo sued the Federal government because officials from the U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (USICE) kept him in their custody despite his requests for officials to verify his claim as a U.S. citizen. Ultimately, attorneys from the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project managed to present evidence to confirm Mr. Castillo’s citizenship. Once the [...]
USCIS Will Swear In Over 6,000 Citizenship Applicants Over the July 4th Holiday
30 Jun 2009 / NaturalizationThe U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will celebrate our nation’s 233rd birthday by naturalizing over 6,000 applicants for citizenship in special ceremonies held across the United States and overseas. This year, USCIS’ has scheduled about 50 citizenship oath ceremonies during the course of this week, including ceremonies on July 1 at the Sacramento Memorial Auditorium for about 800 applicants and on July [...]
First U.S. Citizenship Swearing in Ceremony Held in Latin America
11 Jun 2009 / NaturalizationThe U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) reported that the U.S. Embassy in Honduras hosted yesterday, the first naturalization ceremony ever held in Latin America. Yesterday’s ceremony was held in Honduras which has now become the 15th country where the USCIS has held citizenship ceremonies outside the United States. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 authorized the USCIS to schedule citizenship interviews [...]
