Citizenship in the News

State Dept. fighting to deny US citizenship to gay couple’s child

State Dept. fighting to deny US citizenship to gay couple’s child

By Connor Finnegan ABC News August 24, 2020 (WASHINGTON) — The State Department is appealing a federal judge’s decision that it must recognize the U.S. citizenship of a young girl born via surrogate to a gay couple — prolonging one of many legal fights over its...
ANTI-IMMIGRATION POLICY CAUSED USCIS BUDGET CRISIS, NOT COVID-19

ANTI-IMMIGRATION POLICY CAUSED USCIS BUDGET CRISIS, NOT COVID-19

By Emma Israel Baines Report August 7, 2020 The US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) is often referred to as the “good guys” of the immigration bureaucracy. They are the benefits giving arm of the web of departments and agencies that govern US immigration...
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