Judge Orders Secretary Ross to Sit for Deposition in Census Case
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross must sit for deposition concerning his move to include a citizenship question on the 2020 census, a federal judge ordered Friday.
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Unsealed Ross Memo Contradicts Testimony to Congress
Department of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross told Congress earlier this year that he added a citizenship question to the 2020 census to help the Department of Justice enforce the Voting Rights Act.
Read moreFeds Sued Over Citizenship Processing Backlog
A coalition of immigrant rights and voter advocates filed a federal lawsuit Monday over the Trump administration’s “methodical” delays in processing naturalization applications, which they claim is a politically motivated effort to suppress potential voters.
Read moreFourth Circuit Advances Challenge to Mobile Home Park’s Citizenship Policy
The Fourth Circuit on Wednesday said Latino residents of a Virginia mobile home park can proceed with a lawsuit challenging a park policy of requiring them to prove they’re legal U.S. residents before they can move in.
Read moreFeds Lose Seal on Records Leading Up to Census Change
A federal judge refused Friday to let the Commerce Department shield a trio of documents that he found critical to its plans to update the 2020 census with a citizenship question.
Read moreMaking Amends, Ex-Teen Terrorist Becomes US Citizen
Many transformations paved the way for Mohammed Khalid to stand as an anti-extremism activist, seven years after becoming the youngest person prosecuted for terrorism offenses in the United States.
Read moreNYAG Spots Possible Racial Bias in Secret Census Docs
Fighting the revival of a citizenship question on the 2020 census, New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood told a federal judge Tuesday that the government is withholding evidence of how racial bias spurred the change.
Read more19 Foreign Nationals Charged With Unlawful Voting In 2016
A federal grand jury on Friday charged 19 foreign nationals with unlawfully voting in the 2016 general election. A 20th defendant was charged with aiding and abetting at least one of the accused with fraudulently registering to vote.
Read moreJudge Chews Out ICE Director for Regulation Blunder
Testifying as part of a three-day hearing on claims that Immigration and Customs Enforcement targets the spouses of U.S. citizens for deportation, the newly tapped director of ICE’s Boston field office faced grueling questions Tuesday from a federal judge.
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A federal judge refused Friday to dismiss a challenge by California, Los Angeles and others to the addition of a question about citizenship on the 2020 census.
Read moreUS Clampdown on Census Records Faces Blowback
In a court battle over the citizenship question slated to appear on the 2020 U.S. census, the government’s attempt to shield more than 200 documents inspired derision Thursday night from the challengers.
Read moreChallenge to Citizenship Question on 2020 Census Survives
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross may have added the citizenship question to the 2020 census for discriminatory reasons, a federal judge ruled Thursday, advancing a challenge by 18 states, several cities and nongovernmental groups.
Read moreDecorated Army Vet Sues Feds for Citizenship Delay
Decorated U.S. Army veteran Yea Ji Sea was promised citizenship in exchange for her military service, which earned her accolades and admiration from superiors, but sued the federal government Thursday for excessive delays on her citizenship application.
Read moreEU Magistrate Finds Dutch Dual-Citizenship Rules Unfair to Kids
An EU magistrate said Thursday that while Dutch law on dual citizenship may allow authorities to revoke citizenship for adults 10 years or more away from the Netherlands and the EU, the law cannot be applied to minors.
Read moreJudge Cites Bad Faith in Case on Census Change
Advancing litigation over the citizenship question that the U.S. government is adding to the 2020 census, a federal judge on Tuesday highlighted evidence of bad faith by Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross.
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A young Mexican man whose DACA application is pending sued Attorney General Jeff Sessions for ordering him to be deported anyway; and in Houston, children who acquired U.S. citizenship from their father sued U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for denying them a passport.
Read moreBritish Pro-Brexit Campaigner Applies for French Residency
A leading campaigner for Britain’s exit from the European Union has been accused of hypocrisy after applying for permanent residency in France.
Read moreState Department Defends Passport Denial for Intersex Traveler
The State Department on Tuesday defended its decision to deny a passport to an intersex applicant, telling a federal judge a passport’s very specific purpose leaves no room for it to be an instrument of self-expression.
Read moreIn GOP Immigration Battle, Factions Split Over Citizenship
Divisions over whether to provide a conduit to citizenship for young “Dreamer” immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally loomed as the pivotal sticking point Wednesday as House Republicans searched for a solution to their campaign-season standoff over an issue that has split them for years.
Read moreBahrain Revokes Citizenship of 115 People in Mass Trial
A Bahrain court on Tuesday revoked the citizenship of 115 people at a mass terrorism trial, sentencing dozens to prison amid a years-long crackdown on all dissent in the island kingdom.
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