Citizenship

ADVANCE FOR MONDAY, MARCH 12- A citizenship test kiosk is displayed at the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn, Mich., March 9, 2012. The life-changing decision of whether to award U.S. citizenship to more than a million people annually could be randomly decided and all comes down to a test that doesn't reliably measure an applicant's knowledge of the country, according to a Michigan State University researcher.

Can you pass a DHS citizenship test?

Anna Giaritelli · July 4, 2018 4:00 am

The Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building is shown in Washington, D.C.

DOJ moves to rescind naturalized US citizenship of Chicago man who provided support to terrorists

Diana Stancy Correll · July 3, 2018 9:30 pm

This March 23, 2018 file photo shows an envelope containing a 2018 census letter mailed to a resident in Providence, R.I., as part of the nation's only test run of the 2020 Census. A Trump administration plan to include a citizenship question on the 2020 Census has prompted legal challenges from many Democratic-led states.

Manhattan judge says lawsuit challenging census citizenship question can move forward

Melissa Quinn · July 3, 2018 6:32 pm

New citizens Eutropio Garcia Paz, of Mexico, right, Mamadou Sire Sall of Guinea, center, and Lucas Fei Lu of the People's Republic of China, were among 35 newly minted American citizens from 23 countries that sang the National Anthem at the conclusion of the naturalization ceremony at Northeast Jackson International Baccalaureate World Middle School in Jackson, Miss., Monday, Sept. 18, 2017.

US immigration agency to naturalize 14,000 new citizens on and around July 4th

Anna Giaritelli · July 2, 2018 3:13 pm

This Dec. 13, 2017 photo shows L. Francis Cissna, director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, during an interview in his office in downtown Los Angeles Wednesday. In this December interview, Cissna said that he hoped to stem the growing backlog in asylum applications to prevent fraud and enable those truly fleeing persecution to settle here. On Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018, the agency announced plans to start reviewing newer asylum applications first and pushing those already waiting years toward the back of the line.

Almost 60,000 DACA recipients have been arrested at least once since program began

Anna Giaritelli · June 18, 2018 2:21 pm

Homeland Security will strip citizenship from naturalized Americans who lied on their applications

Anna Giaritelli · June 13, 2018 12:00 am

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Mark Meadows: House Freedom Caucus moving to give DACA recipients citizenship

Anna Giaritelli · May 27, 2018 4:16 pm

"I think because of all the loose political rhetoric floating around here, we need to make sure we explain that there is a separation between these things," Ryan said of the memo and the Russia investigation during a Jan. 30 press conference.

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GOP leaders scramble for deal to avoid immigration vote showdown

Al Weaver and Susan Ferrechio · May 24, 2018 4:00 am

Asylum cases shot up 1,750 percent under Obama

Anna Giaritelli · May 22, 2018 9:16 pm

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Minority Leader Jim Jordan?

Philip Wegmann · May 22, 2018 1:31 pm

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Farm bill on ice after House defeat

Susan Ferrechio · May 22, 2018 4:00 am

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Republicans declare Justice Department guilty before internal investigation begins

Gabby Morrongiello and Kelly Cohen · May 22, 2018 2:42 am