The U.S. government shutdown, now in its second week, has brought unexpected consequences for thousands of immigrants on the verge of becoming citizens. What was supposed to be a milestone ...

A once-straightforward path to U.S. citizenship has become fraught as federal officials cancel many naturalization interviews ...

Judge Scott J. Frankel, who presided over the ceremony, told the newly naturalized citizens, "America is strengthened by you.

USCIS is not only implementing a new civics test, but has also tightened citizenship requirements more broadly. These changes ...

The final step in the long process of becoming a United States citizen is to take the Oath of Allegiance at a naturalization ceremony. But across upstate New York, hundreds of would-be Americans have ...

Rockland County legislators are calling on federal immigration officials to immediately reinstate local naturalization ceremonies after a wave of abrupt cancellations halted the final step of the ...

The Trump administration has canceled naturalization ceremonies in several New York counties, sparking bipartisan criticism. Affected immigrants must now travel to a federal office in lower Manhattan ...

Shutdown cancel Chávez National Monument naturalization ceremony. USCIS rescheduled affected applicants to Fresno field office, timing unclear. USCIS warns ceremonies, interviews and responses may ...

Yosemite hosted 70 immigrants from 15 countries in a special citizenship ceremony. Ceremony marked the park's first since 2019 and 10th in partnership with USCIS. New citizens emphasized voting rights ...

Aspirant Americans tell of exclusions from ceremonies by sudden policy introduced on ‘security’ grounds ...