naturalization
Deported Army Veteran Granted US Citizenship
A deported Army veteran who has been living in Tijuana for eight years was granted U.S. citizenship Thursday after a lawsuit asking a federal judge to approve his naturalization application.
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Deported US Veteran Petitions Court for Naturalization
A decorated U.S. veteran who was deported to Mexico after committing a crime for which he has been pardoned by California Gov. Jerry Brown asked a federal judge Tuesday to approve his naturalization application since the government has failed to meet its own deadline in processing his application.
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French Atheist Calls US Oath of Allegiance Unconstitutional
A French atheist who has been brushing up on the U.S. Constitution as part of her preparations to become a U.S. citizen claims in a federal complaint that the phrase “so help me God” is standing in the way of her taking the oath of naturalization.
Read moreNoncitizen US Soldiers Score Relief in Court
The Department of Defense must stop blocking U.S. citizenship applications from three soldiers serving in the U.S. Armed Forces, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.
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Cost of Application Cited as Obstacle to Naturalization
The $725 cost of applying for U.S. citizenship appears to be among the greatest bars that keeps legal immigrants from Mexico and other Latin-American countries from applying for U.S. citizenship, the Pew Research Center reported on Thursday.
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Supreme Court Carves Out White-Lie Exception for Immigrants
Lies alone should not cost immigrants their citizenship, the Supreme Court ruled Monday, carving out an exception for false statements that carry little weight in naturalization proceedings, such as a fib about one’s weight.
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Citizenship Case Takes On Speedsters Who Lie About Their Weight
Bringing levity to a serious immigration issue, laughter erupted repeatedly at Supreme Court oral arguments Wednesday as the justices enumerated white lies that could cost people their citizenship.
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