State of immigration and citizenship

Closing the door: Trump refugee policies cast pall over citizenship ceremony • Missouri Independent

New citizens take the oath to support the Constitution during a March 19 naturalization ceremony in Kansas City. (Barbara Shelly/for Missouri Independent)Friends and family arrived bearing flowers. Smiling volunteers pointed the way to seats. Everyone loves a naturalization ceremony. I attended one recently at a branch of the Kansas City Public Library and watched 71 new American citizens swear allegiance to the Constitution of the United States…

State of immigration and citizenship

The Forum put immigration in historical context in a discussion of the 13th and 14th amendments to the Constitution. Immigration attorney Danielle Hernandez, who has worked during the Obama, Biden and the current administration talk about current challenges and solutions. Keto Nord, educator, adds depth about the Temporary Protective Status (TPS) of Haitian migrants. The post State of immigration and citizenship appeared first on WMNF 88.5 FM.

Becoming an American citizen is a process that will suffer certain variations according to the state in which you live. While in some places the process is more agile, in others it can be a real challenge due to many reasons.If you are in full naturalization process or plan to start it, knowing which states present the most obstacles will help you to be better prepared. Therefore, here we tell you where in the US the road to citizenship is most …

On Saturday, April 12, the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center will host Citizenship Day in Boston, an event organized by Mayor Michelle Wu, the Mayor’s Office for the Development of Immigrants (MOIA) and Project Citizenship, a non-profit organization. What is the Citizenship Day and how does it seek to support immigrants? Citizenship Day, which has been around for more than 10 years, is the largest event of its kind in New England, helping n…

The Statistical and Legal Realities of Immigration in the U.S. – The Quad: Student News Service of WCU

News_ImmigrationStat: Immigrants in the U.S. Today Panel Flier via WCU  In Anderson Hall on Tuesday, March 4, the Institute of Race and Ethnic Studies at West Chester University hosted “Immigrants in the U.S. Today: Their Contribution and Their Legal Rights,” a panel with guest speakers Associate Professor Zeke Hernandez and Philadelphia immigration attorney Lindsey Sweet, Esq. to share statistics and legal facts relating to immigration and its …

ATTENTION. The process of obtaining U.S. citizenship has been considerably complicated following the implementation of stricter regulations by the Donald Trump administration. The new migration policies seek to limit access to this legal status, increasing the necessary requirements and decreasing opportunities for those who wish to establish themselves permanently in the American country. The elimination of certain migratory benefits, along wit…