By Martin J. Walsh Boston, MA September 17, 2020 On every Constitution and Citizenship Day since my first year as mayor, the city of Boston proudly celebrates the signing of the U.S. Constitution on Sept. 17, 1787, by helping hundreds of people apply for citizenship....
By Michelle Ye Hee Lee August 31, 2020 Ten months ago, Laura Muñoz applied to become an American citizen so she could cast her first vote this fall in the country she calls home. For Muñoz, who moved to Miami from Colombia at age 12, the opportunity to vote felt like...
By Claire Hansen August 25, 2020 U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND Immigration Services said Tuesday that it has halted plans to furlough 70% of its workforce on Sunday, saving some 13,400 employees from temporary layoff and averting a near-total shut down of the legal immigration...
By Juan Carols Chavez Tampa Bay August 21, 2020 TAMPA — For more than 300,000 people on the path to citizenship, the coronavirus may take a new toll by robbing them of their right to help choose the next president. The federal agency in charge of processing...
By Jesús García El Diario August 19, 2020 La organización Project Citizenship, con apoyo pro bono de Ropes & Gray, presentó una demanda ante el Tribunal de Distrito de Massachusetts contra el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS) y los Servicios de Ciudadanía e...
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...