By Philip Marcelo AP June 4, 2020 For Albert Baraka, the ceremony outside the federal immigration office in Lawrence, Massachusetts, was brief, but life changing. The 20-year-old, who came to the country six years ago as a refugee from Congo, joined nine others...
By Marcella Corona Reno Gazette Journal May 29, 2020 Federal Chief Judge Miranda Du still remembers helping her mother study for the naturalization test. “My dad was very confident, he wouldn’t have asked us to help,” Du said. “I remember my mom being nervous about...
By Sarah Betancourt CommonWealth Magazine June 3, 2020 THE BOSTON OFFICE of the federal immigration agency that deals with the country’s naturalization process reopened today, 11 weeks after shutting down most in-person services due to the coronavirus pandemic. A...
By Ashley Lopez NPR May 28, 2020 Elizabeth Hernandez moved to the United States from Mexico almost 30 years ago and was days away from becoming an American citizen when her March 15 naturalization ceremony was canceled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic....
By Florida Daily Law 360 May 26, 2020 Last week, U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. and Martin Heinrich, D-NM–both sons of naturalized U.S. citizens–sent A letter to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Acting Director Kenneth Cuccinelli requesting that the...
