/tags/u-s-citizenship U.S. citizenship en-US WLRN Tue, 27 Aug 2024 16:00:40 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2024-08-26/judge-orders-pause-on-biden-program-offering-legal-status-to-spouses-of-u-s-citizens The administrative stay comes just days after 16 states challenged the program that could benefit an estimated 500,000 immigrants in the country, plus about 50,000 of their children. Tue, 27 Aug 2024 16:00:40 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2024-08-26/judge-orders-pause-on-biden-program-offering-legal-status-to-spouses-of-u-s-citizens The Associated Press /immigration/2024-08-19/bidens-offer-of-a-path-to-us-citizenship-for-spouses-leaves-some-out Registration has begun under President Joe Biden's offer of a path to citizenship to spouses of U.S. citizens without having to first leave the country. An estimated 500,000 spouses could benefit. But some are feeling left out. Mon, 19 Aug 2024 19:06:08 GMT /immigration/2024-08-19/bidens-offer-of-a-path-to-us-citizenship-for-spouses-leaves-some-out Gisela Salomon and Elliot Spagat | Associated Press /americas/2024-07-25/noncitizens-are-less-likely-to-participate-in-a-census-with-citizenship-question-study-says Adding a citizenship question to the census reduces the participation of people who aren’t U.S. citizens, particularly those from Latin American countries. Thu, 25 Jul 2024 21:00:00 GMT /americas/2024-07-25/noncitizens-are-less-likely-to-participate-in-a-census-with-citizenship-question-study-says Mike Schneider | The Associated Press /immigration/2024-02-20/new-us-citizen-palm-beach-florida For Aura Garduño, obtaining her U.S. citizenship after 18 years of living in Florida allows her a newfound sense of security, plus the opportunity to create more permanent roots and be her authentic, colorful self. Tue, 20 Feb 2024 16:45:00 GMT /immigration/2024-02-20/new-us-citizen-palm-beach-florida Sophie Diaz | Next Gen Radio /news/2022-10-25/u-s-removes-trump-era-barriers-to-citizenship-test-waivers-for-disabled-immigrants The Trump administration had put in place hurdles for disabled applicants seeking to naturalize, including nearly doubling the length of the form used to apply for a citizenship-test waiver. Tue, 25 Oct 2022 13:00:00 GMT /news/2022-10-25/u-s-removes-trump-era-barriers-to-citizenship-test-waivers-for-disabled-immigrants Juliana Kim /news/2022-07-20/documents-detail-the-secret-strategy-behind-trumps-census-citizenship-question-push Newly released documents confirm the Trump administration's push for a citizenship question was part of a bid to alter the census numbers used to divide up seats in Congress and the Electoral College. Wed, 20 Jul 2022 14:25:00 GMT /news/2022-07-20/documents-detail-the-secret-strategy-behind-trumps-census-citizenship-question-push Hansi Lo Wang /news/2021-02-26/cherokee-nation-strikes-down-language-that-limits-citizenship-rights-by-blood The wording in the Cherokee Nation's legal doctrine has been used to exclude Black people whose ancestors were once enslaved by the Cherokees — known as Freedmen — from their full tribal rights. Fri, 26 Feb 2021 14:10:33 GMT /news/2021-02-26/cherokee-nation-strikes-down-language-that-limits-citizenship-rights-by-blood Mary Louise Kelly, Farah Eltohamy /news/2021-01-22/biden-administration-tables-trumps-citizenship-data-request-for-redistricting Trump officials had directed the Census Bureau to use government records to produce data that a GOP strategist said would be "advantageous to Republicans and Non-Hispanic Whites" during redistricting. Fri, 22 Jan 2021 21:16:20 GMT /news/2021-01-22/biden-administration-tables-trumps-citizenship-data-request-for-redistricting Hansi Lo Wang /2020-09-14/pandemic-insecurity-fee-increases-prod-more-immigrants-to-miami-dades-citizenship-mega-clinic Feeling unusually vulnerable, hundreds of eligible immigrants are set to attend the Miami-Dade County Office of New Americans citizenship prep this week. Mon, 14 Sep 2020 10:30:07 GMT /2020-09-14/pandemic-insecurity-fee-increases-prod-more-immigrants-to-miami-dades-citizenship-mega-clinic Tim Padgett /2020-05-20/to-figure-out-whos-a-citizen-trump-administration-is-using-these-records After failing to get the now-blocked citizenship question onto 2020 census forms, the Trump administration is turning to IRS tax forms, Medicaid data and Interior Department law enforcement records. Wed, 20 May 2020 09:00:00 GMT /2020-05-20/to-figure-out-whos-a-citizen-trump-administration-is-using-these-records Hansi Lo Wang