New Report: Assimilation Today: Latest Immigrants Following in Our History's Footsteps

from the Center for American Progress

Updated Thu, Sep 2, 2010

Should voting mistake keep an immigrant from attaining citizenship?

Surprise--Faux News doesn't think so

Updated Thu, Sep 2, 2010

More on elderly/disabled refugees losing SSI

Those who have not filed citizenship applications by 9/30 will lose cash assistance

Updated Mon, Aug 23, 2010

Some elderly and disabled refugees will soon lose SSI

New York Times editorial suggests removing time limits for naturalization

Updated Thu, Aug 12, 2010

New features added to USCIS website

case inquiries for delayed N-400's and case status updates in Spanish

Updated Mon, Aug 2, 2010

Coming Soon: Official Fee Waiver Form

Updated Sun, Jul 18, 2010

2009 Anual Flow Report

USCIS reports on naturalization trends in the previous year

Updated Sat, Jul 10, 2010

Once again, fees will go up...

...but not for citizenship!

Updated Fri, Jul 9, 2010

"A Citizen From Day One"

Demos report advocates for voter registration opportunities at every oath ceremony

Updated Thu, Jul 1, 2010

Lawsuit over confiscated/defaced/withheld naturalization certificates

Looks like a naturalization certificate isn't proof enough of legal status for some state bureaucrats...(so, no licenses for people with accents?)

Updated Fri, Jul 9, 2010

Want to review grant proposals for the Office of Citizenship?

This looks like a great opportunity for citizenship advocates all over the country.

Updated Wed, May 5, 2010

USCIS Announces Citizenship and Integration Grant Opportunities

Funding will expand local capacity to prepare legal residents for citizenship

Updated Mon, Mar 1, 2010

USCIS and Los Angeles Announce Immigrant Integration Partnership

Updated Sat, Jan 30, 2010

Immigration Reform Bill Introduced in House

And it may mean good news for citizenship providers...

Updated Tue, Dec 22, 2009

Send N-400s to a new address (starting immediately)

Why, oh why do they keep changing the address on us?!

Updated Fri, Dec 18, 2009

More murmuring about fee hikes...

Updated Fri, Dec 11, 2009

Natz examiner caught soliciting bribes

$500-$3,000 to pass test (makes you wonder how many other crooked officers there are out there)

Updated Wed, Dec 9, 2009

Naturalization and Integration: Repairing our Broken Immigration System

A new report from the Immigration Policy Center

Updated Fri, Dec 4, 2009

Fee Waiver Q&A

Updated Wed, Dec 2, 2009

Application fees going up again?

Can you say "unconscionable"?

Updated Wed, Nov 18, 2009

News on Backlog

Settlement opens door for hundreds of legal immigrants to become U.S. citizens

Updated Mon, Nov 9, 2009

Naturalization Process Has Begun to Speed Up...does USCIS get the credit?

A Miami Herald story points out that the backlog is gone and processing is going more smoothly than before. (But is that just because there are fewer applying now that the fees are so high?)

Updated Sun, Nov 8, 2009

Measuring Immigrant Assimilation in the United States

A new report from the Manhattan Instititute for Policy Research

Updated Thu, Oct 8, 2009

Citizenship Beyond Reach

NCLR puts out report on citizenship and Washington Post notes decrease in applications

Updated Tue, Sep 29, 2009

"ya es hora" efforts continue

Updated Thu, Sep 24, 2009

USCIS has launched its new website

Try it out and see what you think:

Updated Tue, Sep 22, 2009

Who ended up getting those USCIS grants for citizenship assistance?

Here's the official press release

Updated Fri, Sep 18, 2009

Citizenship by the Numbers

A look at the numbers of new citizens, immigrants, and children of immigrants that now make up an influential proportion of the electorate.

Updated Thu, Sep 17, 2009

A Place to Call Home

A new study from Public Agenda looks at life in the US through the eyes of immigrants.

Updated Wed, Sep 9, 2009

Processing delays still happening (but only to members of one mosque)

Why are about 150 member of the Falls Church mosque experiencing delays when no one else is?

Updated Wed, Sep 9, 2009

Another psychiatist caught signing false disability waivers

Updated Thu, Aug 27, 2009

Psychiatrist jailed for false disability waivers

Updated Tue, Aug 18, 2009

New USCIS website

Updated Fri, Aug 14, 2009

Coming soon: naturalization status online

Updated Wed, Aug 12, 2009

New Instructions for Case Inquiries

Updated Tue, Aug 11, 2009

Spotlight on Naturalization Trends

Updated Wed, Aug 5, 2009

100 Questions Audio Files

Updated Mon, Aug 3, 2009

National Network on Immigrant Integration

Updated Sat, Jul 11, 2009

Abolish Immigration Fees?

Updated Thu, Jul 9, 2009

USCIS puts out new

Updated Thu, Jun 25, 2009

USCIS provides audio files of 100 citizenship study questions

Updated Thu, Jun 25, 2009

USCIS says it has eliminated the name check backlog

Updated Mon, Jun 22, 2009

NY Court Upholds Cuts in State Aid to Elderly/Disabled Noncitizens

Updated Fri, May 15, 2009

Jon Stewart producing History Channel special on Naturalization

Updated Mon, May 11, 2009

Naturalized citizens are poised to reshape California’s political landscape

Updated Mon, May 11, 2009

What's in Obama's 2010 Budget for Immigrants? (You're gonna like it!)

Updated Thu, Aug 27, 2009

Free on-line spelling practice for the writing test!

Updated Sat, May 2, 2009

A Smart Take on Application Fees (from--surprise!--The Heritage Foundation)

Updated Thu, Apr 30, 2009

NALEO Holds Naturalization Workshops for Citizenship Day

Updated Sat, Apr 18, 2009

Successful

Updated Fri, Apr 10, 2009

Senators seek citizenship for shooting victims

Updated Thu, Apr 9, 2009

Almost 1 of 2 new Americans in 2008 was Latino

Updated Wed, Apr 8, 2009

Fewer people applying for U.S. citizenship

Updated Tue, Mar 17, 2009

USCIS offers new guide on how to put together a citizenship program

Updated Sun, Mar 15, 2009

USCIS announces progress on

Updated Fri, Mar 13, 2009

New N-400 form now posted at USCIS.gov

Updated Thu, Mar 12, 2009

A great new resource for citizenship teachers!

Updated Thu, Mar 12, 2009

What does President Obama have to say about naturalization?

Updated Tue, Feb 24, 2009

San Jose Project Offers Help for Citizenship Applicants Facing Steep Fees

Updated Sun, Feb 15, 2009

New Homeland Security Directive Includes Review of Naturalization Backlogs

Updated Fri, Jan 30, 2009

Free Webinar on Teaching Citizenship to Beginners

Updated Fri, Jan 30, 2009

New Poverty Guidelines

Updated Fri, Jan 30, 2009

More on the

Updated Fri, Jan 16, 2009

Scam Warning

Updated Thu, Jan 15, 2009

Coming soon: change in where to send N-400 applications

Updated Tue, Dec 23, 2008

Federal

Updated Fri, Dec 19, 2008

Some courts are delaying oath ceremonies

Updated Wed, Dec 17, 2008

Naturaliation Applications to go paperless

Updated Tue, Nov 11, 2008

USCIS has just announced natz processing times as of September 30 (by city)

Updated Fri, Nov 7, 2008

2008 sees most new U.S. citizens in more than 100 years

Updated Fri, Nov 7, 2008

Press Release from USCIS

Updated Thu, Nov 6, 2008

Keep using expired N-400 form (there’s no new form yet)

Updated Mon, Nov 3, 2008

How will new citizens effect the vote?

Updated Sun, Nov 2, 2008

Judge to Rule on citizenship checks of voters

Updated Thu, Oct 23, 2008

MPI Report on Citz Test Redesign

Updated Mon, Sep 29, 2008

How will new citizens (and the backlog) affect the election?

Updated Tue, Sep 23, 2008

Boston Globe Has it Right

Updated Mon, Sep 22, 2008

Citizenship Day statement from the Immigration Policy Center

Updated Wed, Sep 17, 2008

Citizenship Day statement from the Immigration Policy Center

Updated Wed, Sep 17, 2008

Is the citizenship application fee too high? Read this.

Updated Wed, Sep 10, 2008

A motivational news story for your students

Updated Wed, Sep 10, 2008

Ombudsman announces reduction in name check backlog

Updated Wed, Sep 10, 2008

Flashcards for new test

Updated Mon, Sep 8, 2008

USCIS posts answers to stakeholder questions on new test roll out

Updated Thu, Sep 4, 2008

Chinese and Spanish translations of new 100 question list

Updated Thu, Sep 4, 2008

National Immigration Forum Releases Report on Citizenship Backlog

Updated Tue, Sep 2, 2008

CLINIC’s

Updated Mon, Sep 1, 2008

NYT article on the new test

Updated Tue, Aug 26, 2008

Sample pages for the new

Updated Sun, Aug 24, 2008

Class action settlement reached on unreasonable natz delays in Washington

Updated Sun, Aug 24, 2008

Settlement speeds up 350 delayed cases in Seattle

Updated Thu, Aug 14, 2008

News Stories on Improvements in Processing Times

Updated Wed, Aug 13, 2008

New projected processing times look better

Updated Mon, Aug 11, 2008

Guess who makes up the newest block of immigrant voters...

Updated Sat, Jul 19, 2008

ACLU suing CIS over delays

Updated Thu, Jul 17, 2008

New USCIS Examiner Trainees

Updated Mon, Jul 14, 2008

Coalition aims to register newly naturalized voters by November

Updated Sat, Jul 12, 2008

Naturalization Statistics for 2007

Updated Fri, Jul 11, 2008

USCIS answers questions about implementation of the new test

Updated Thu, Jul 10, 2008

New Resources for Teaching Citizenship Prep

Updated Thu, Jul 10, 2008

TV News Video on Passing the Test (or:

Updated Tue, Jul 8, 2008

Big backlog victory in NYC

Updated Tue, Jul 8, 2008

Senator Kennedy issues Independence Day statement on natz backlogs

Updated Thu, Jul 3, 2008

California program helps immigrants save for naturalization fees

Updated Tue, Jun 24, 2008

Another news story about name check delays

Updated Fri, Jun 20, 2008

Audit Faults FBI for Name Check Procedures

Updated Tue, Jun 10, 2008

More info on expediting SSI natz cases

Updated Thu, Jun 5, 2008

A few new test details

Updated Thu, May 29, 2008

What a great idea!

Updated Thu, May 29, 2008

A TV News Naturalization Story for Your Students

Updated Tue, May 13, 2008

Legal Settlement: USCIS will expedite natz processing for SSI recipients

Updated Tue, May 13, 2008

News articles on backlogs

Updated Wed, May 7, 2008

Will your application be processed in time for the election? Depends on where you live.

Updated Sat, May 3, 2008

New Info from USCIS web site

Updated Fri, Apr 25, 2008

Judge Says Naturalization Process Must be Expedited

Updated Sat, Apr 12, 2008

In Seattle: Another likely class action suit on name check delays

Updated Sat, Apr 12, 2008

NYT covers sad stories: apply for citizenship--only to be deported

Updated Sat, Apr 12, 2008

Free webinar with Lynne (through New Readers Press)

Updated Thu, Apr 10, 2008

Senate hearing on citizenship delays and new hope for name check delays

Updated Mon, Apr 7, 2008

What’s new on the USCIS website

Updated Fri, Mar 21, 2008

KENNEDY, SCHUMER, LEAHY URGE ACTION ON PENDING NATURALIZATION APPLICATIONS

Updated Fri, Mar 21, 2008

Citizenship News has moved

Updated Fri, Mar 21, 2008

Citizenship, Thwarted: NY Times Editorial on the Backlog

Updated Wed, Mar 19, 2008

NY Times Story looks at numbers and progress in eliminating backlog

Updated Sat, Mar 15, 2008

NPR covers new lawsuit against backlog

Updated Thu, Mar 13, 2008

Director of USCIS resigns

Updated Thu, Mar 13, 2008

Lots of law suits over natz delays

Updated Sat, Mar 8, 2008

NY Times and USA Today Cover FBI Name Check Delays

Updated Sat, Feb 23, 2008

From the NY Times Editorial Page: Scathing words on the backlog

Updated Sun, Feb 17, 2008

Try this link for the citizenship story

Updated Sun, Feb 17, 2008

A pair of citizenship stories to share with your students

Updated Sat, Feb 16, 2008

Interesting facts about naturalization fees

Updated Sat, Feb 16, 2008

Words of Wisdom from the Baltimore Sun

Updated Fri, Feb 15, 2008

Judge rules that USCIS must fix

Updated Thu, Feb 14, 2008

Bush requests $$ for enforcement, but not for natz backlog reduction

Updated Sat, Feb 9, 2008

A step toward a settlement in the big name check delay case

Updated Thu, Feb 7, 2008

Save this link: new online citizenship quiz

Updated Wed, Feb 6, 2008

More stories this week on name checks, the backlog, and immigrant voters

Updated Wed, Feb 6, 2008

Federal mandamus suit continues: judge slams CIS on name checks

Updated Fri, Feb 1, 2008

What they’re saying about the backlog this week

Updated Fri, Feb 1, 2008

Backlog Debacle: Finally the press gets to the core of the issue

Updated Sat, Jan 26, 2008

Will the Repulican Party lose Latino voters over the backlog?

Updated Fri, Jan 25, 2008

Processing backlog (and implications for the election) still a big story

Updated Fri, Jan 25, 2008

Dramatic Naturalization Story (to share with students)

Updated Thu, Jan 24, 2008

Govenment study shows immigrants are naturalizing faster

Updated Sun, Jan 20, 2008

Will the backlog effect the election?

Updated Sun, Jan 20, 2008

Judge orders CIS to stop playing around with name check delay cases

Updated Fri, Jan 18, 2008

NPR, New York Times, Chicago Tribune & USA Today cover yesterday’s backlog hearing

Updated Fri, Jan 18, 2008

Congressional hearing on natz delays

Updated Thu, Jan 17, 2008

Over a million applications received in 10 months! USCIS takes measures to end backlogs

Updated Sat, Jan 12, 2008

Elderly & Disabled Refugees Are Missing Citizenship Deadline--and losing SSI

Updated Sat, Jan 12, 2008

Former NYC naturalization examiner jailed for selling passing grades

Updated Fri, Jan 11, 2008

Giuliani continues to spread citizenship myth

Updated Fri, Jan 11, 2008

Study shows that voter ID laws suppress naturalization rates

Updated Tue, Jan 8, 2008

More on the backlog and name check delays

Updated Thu, Jan 3, 2008

LA Times covers backlog story

Updated Wed, Jan 2, 2008

Delays, backlogs still in the news

Updated Thu, Dec 20, 2007

Patriot Act glitch preventing Hmong refugees from naturalizing

Updated Mon, Dec 17, 2007

USCIS still under fire for citizenship backlog

Updated Fri, Dec 7, 2007

Name check law suit moves forward in California

Updated Wed, Dec 5, 2007

Another angry editorial on the citizenship backlog

Updated Sat, Dec 1, 2007

Another Story on the Backlog and the Official Word (18 months?!!)

Updated Fri, Nov 30, 2007

FBI Delays To End

Updated Thu, Nov 29, 2007

NYT Rips USCIS Over Citizenship Processing Delays

Updated Tue, Nov 27, 2007

More Criticism of Natz Delays

Updated Mon, Nov 26, 2007

Strong Words on Natz Delays

Updated Sun, Nov 25, 2007

More Press on Application Backlog

Updated Fri, Nov 23, 2007

Processing Delays: some suspect a political motive

Updated Sun, Nov 18, 2007

NATIONAL COALITION UNVEILS CAMPAIGN TO INCREASE THE LATINO VOTE IN 2008 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

Updated Wed, Nov 14, 2007

Citizenship Applications Up Nationally (in spite of fee increase)

Updated Tue, Nov 6, 2007

Huffington Post blogger takes on the new test

Updated Thu, Nov 1, 2007

Timely Technical Assistance for Teachers

Updated Wed, Oct 31, 2007

ACLU and NIRR file class action suit over name check delays in Seattle

Updated Tue, Oct 30, 2007

man-on-the-street citizenship tests with Jay Leno

Updated Tue, Oct 23, 2007

Another name check case goes to court in Minneapolis

Updated Tue, Oct 23, 2007

Commentary on new test from Immigration Daily

Updated Tue, Oct 23, 2007

NALEO offers loans to help pay citizenship fee

Updated Sat, Oct 6, 2007

Asian American Justice Center reaction to new test

Updated Wed, Oct 3, 2007

Lynne’s List

Updated Mon, Oct 1, 2007

English Only Group Thinks New Test is Too Easy

Updated Fri, Sep 28, 2007

New Test Released Today

Updated Thu, Sep 27, 2007

New test items will be public next week--but not implemented until 2009

Updated Sat, Sep 22, 2007

Mandamus win in Utah

Updated Sat, Sep 22, 2007

CBS news in Denver features naturalization ceremony

Updated Sat, Sep 22, 2007

NY State Putting $6 Million into Citizenship Assistance Efforts

Updated Tue, Sep 18, 2007

Civil rights groups report on

Updated Wed, Sep 12, 2007

Law Suits Increase Over Name Check Delays

Updated Tue, Sep 11, 2007

July’s surge in applications are now causing delays in processing

Updated Tue, Sep 11, 2007

Service Workers Union Sues USCIS Over Excessive Fees

Updated Wed, Aug 29, 2007

Palestinian Applicant Stands Up To USCIS (Again) Over Security Delays

Updated Wed, Aug 15, 2007

DHS Announces New Initiatives

Updated Tue, Aug 14, 2007

Hopeful Signs on Name Check Backlogs

Updated Mon, Aug 13, 2007

What’s happening with the test redesign project?

Updated Sun, Aug 12, 2007

Passing the Test appears in the Seattle Times!

Updated Sat, Aug 11, 2007

Can We Roll Back the Fees?

Updated Sat, Aug 11, 2007

Latino natz campaign, applications surge, Muslims stuck in name check limbo

Updated Mon, Jul 16, 2007

Winning a court order to get a case out of

Updated Tue, Jul 3, 2007

Stuck in Name Check Limbo? Don’t get mad--get a mandamus

Updated Mon, Jul 2, 2007

More and more press on the name check backlog

Updated Wed, Jun 27, 2007

Bosnian refugees gain citizenship after EIGHT YEAR wait!

Updated Wed, Jun 27, 2007

More on FBI Name Check Problems

Updated Wed, Jun 27, 2007

NPR Reports on FBI

Updated Fri, Jun 22, 2007

When will the new test items be finalized?

Updated Tue, Jun 19, 2007

LA Times Sees Changes in Political Leanings of New Voters

Updated Mon, Jun 18, 2007

Univision Citizenship Campaign Goes National

Updated Mon, Jun 18, 2007

Washington Post Investigates Name Check Problems

Updated Mon, Jun 18, 2007

The Real Story on the Fee Hikes

Updated Wed, May 30, 2007

Massachusetts Coalition protests fee increase

Updated Wed, May 30, 2007

Illinois Coalition blasts fee increase

Updated Wed, May 30, 2007

Natz fee goes up to $675 on July 30th

Updated Tue, May 29, 2007

Washington Times Story: Nearly everybody opposes the fee increase

Updated Thu, May 17, 2007

Univision inspires thousands of new Latino citizenship applicants

Updated Sun, May 13, 2007

Washington Post is not impressed with new test

Updated Sun, May 13, 2007

Name Check Law Suits: One down, 200,000 To Go

Updated Thu, May 3, 2007

New Report: Americans on Hold: Profiling, Citizenship, and the

Updated Wed, Apr 25, 2007

Citizenship Application Manual for Soldiers

Updated Wed, Apr 18, 2007

Gonzalez defends fee increase

Updated Tue, Apr 17, 2007

23 Immigrants File Lawsuit Over Delayed Applications in Utah

Updated Fri, Apr 13, 2007

LA Times Op Ed Piece Opposes the Fee Hikes

Updated Tue, Apr 3, 2007

AILA’s reponse to fee increases are right on the mark!

Updated Tue, Apr 3, 2007

How does USCIS process

Updated Mon, Apr 2, 2007

35 Disabled Bosnians & 5 Vietnamese Sue USCIS Over Delays

Updated Sat, Mar 31, 2007

Growing Share of Immigrants Choosing Naturalization

Updated Sat, Mar 31, 2007

South Florida campaign hopes to inspire naturalization applications

Updated Sat, Mar 31, 2007

Catholic Charities speaks out for elderly refugees at House hearing on SSI benefits & citizenship

Updated Sat, Mar 31, 2007

Christian Science Monitor Offers Analysis on Recent Spike in Citizenship Applications

Updated Mon, Mar 26, 2007

California Groups and Officials Voice Opposition to Fee Hikes

Updated Mon, Mar 26, 2007

Nation Sees a 79% Surge in Citizenship Applications

Updated Sun, Mar 25, 2007

Seattle Times Story Examines Security Check Delays

Updated Sun, Mar 25, 2007

Heritage Foundation Offers Sensible Ideas About Funding USCIS Operations Without Increasing Application Fees

Updated Thu, Mar 22, 2007

El Diario welcomes Obama Citizenship Bill

Updated Fri, Mar 9, 2007

More commentary on the fee increase

Updated Thu, Mar 8, 2007

Obama files bill to improve naturalization services

Updated Thu, Mar 8, 2007

The Good Guys

Updated Tue, Mar 6, 2007

Is the fee hike just a shrewd political move? More commentary

Updated Sat, Mar 3, 2007

Commentary on fee increases

Updated Thu, Mar 1, 2007

Fee increase, new test cause a spike in applications

Updated Sun, Feb 25, 2007

NRP reports on pilot testing

Updated Sat, Feb 17, 2007

Government hearings on steep natz fee increase

Updated Thu, Feb 15, 2007

CLINIC Releases National Citizenship Plan

Updated Wed, Feb 14, 2007

Do immigrants naturalize for love of their country, or to gain government benefits?

Updated Fri, Feb 9, 2007

Can prospective citizens be tested for patriotism? Should they be?

Updated Fri, Feb 9, 2007

Another

Updated Fri, Feb 9, 2007

Secondary Studies for pilot test

Updated Fri, Feb 9, 2007

Fee increase in the news

Updated Thu, Feb 1, 2007

Huge naturalization fee increase: $665

Updated Wed, Jan 31, 2007

Pilot test literacy items and edits to the civics questions

Updated Tue, Jan 16, 2007

Salon comments on new test questions

Updated Sat, Jan 6, 2007

commentary on proposed fee hike

Updated Fri, Jan 5, 2007

More lawsuits over slow security checks

Updated Thu, Jan 4, 2007

PFAW weighs in on new test questions

Updated Mon, Dec 25, 2006

Study Guide downloads now available

Updated Fri, Dec 22, 2006

More naturalization applicants suing to get out of

Updated Thu, Dec 21, 2006

More details on the pilot

Updated Thu, Dec 21, 2006

When do I start teaching for the new test?

Updated Sun, Dec 10, 2006

New Test Questions Released

Updated Fri, Dec 1, 2006

Opinion: Has USCIS done enough to eliminate citizenship backlogs?

Updated Thu, Nov 2, 2006

Customer Service Centers for citizenship & visa applications?

Updated Mon, Oct 30, 2006

National coalition protests fee increase and other barriers to citizenship

Updated Mon, Oct 30, 2006

ICIRR fighting proposed new barriers to citizenship

Updated Thu, Oct 26, 2006

Another law suit over

Updated Mon, Oct 23, 2006

USCIS says naturalization backlog eliminated

Updated Tue, Sep 19, 2006

More lawsuits to end processing delays

Updated Mon, Aug 7, 2006

Update on New Test

Updated Thu, Jul 20, 2006

Coalition Launches National Campaign to Naturalize Immigrants

Updated Mon, Jul 3, 2006

California state legislators propose bills to aid citizenship efforts

Updated Thu, Jun 8, 2006

Bush says he’ll increase English/civics classes for immigrants

Updated Thu, Jun 8, 2006

Immigration bill includes proposed changes to citizenship test

Updated Mon, May 22, 2006

Lawyers sue to get clients’ delayed naturalization applications back on track

Updated Tue, Apr 25, 2006

Naturalization applicants caught in security check backlog are suing (and winning)

Updated Sat, Apr 22, 2006

Immigration debate inspires new citizenship applications

Updated Thu, Apr 20, 2006

Applying for citizenship can get you in big trouble

Updated Thu, Mar 30, 2006

More press updates on the citizenship test redesign project

Updated Tue, Feb 14, 2006

More lawsuits take aim at long delayed naturalization cases

Updated Tue, Jan 17, 2006

Some are calling for simplified naturalization process for active duty service members

Updated Tue, Dec 20, 2005

Naturalization applicants suing government

Updated Tue, Dec 20, 2005

Aguilar describes his vision for new citizenship test

Updated Tue, Dec 20, 2005

USCIS Office in Portland Oregon working with local CBO’s, libraries to promote citizenship

Updated Tue, Dec 20, 2005

Study Citizenship on your Cell Phone?

Updated Thu, Nov 10, 2005

Chicago Muslim and Arab community leaders hold news conference

Updated Tue, Oct 18, 2005

Join the U.S. Armed Forces in order to gain U.S. citizenship?

Updated Thu, Oct 13, 2005

NALEO Naturalizatio Bulletin

Updated Thu, Oct 13, 2005

N-400 fee going up again

Updated Thu, Oct 13, 2005

Test Waivers Getting Increased Scrutiny

Updated Thu, Oct 13, 2005

DHS Inspector General issues Letter Report on the Citizenship Test Redesign

Updated Wed, Aug 10, 2005

Testing Tug-of-War

Updated Thu, Aug 4, 2005

NALEO issues Second Quarter 2005 NALEO Naturalization Bulletin

Updated Fri, Jul 8, 2005

FBI fingerprint checks causing long delays

Updated Fri, Jun 24, 2005

Study Documents Barriers to Citizenship

Updated Mon, Jun 13, 2005

TESOL Responds to Change in Test Redesign Process

Updated Fri, May 20, 2005

New policy: public oversight of citizenship test redesign project no longer part of plan

Updated Sat, Apr 16, 2005

How to get deported as a result of your naturalization interview

Updated Fri, Mar 4, 2005

Illinois launches $3 million initiative to help immigrants become U.S. citizens

Updated Wed, Feb 23, 2005

Judge certifies class-action case against Seattle CIS Office

Updated Fri, Feb 4, 2005

Immigration Policy Center Report Shows That Newly Naturalized Citizens Are Gaining Clout in US Elections

Updated Wed, Jan 26, 2005

CLINIC to Launch National Citizenship Implementation Plan

Updated Wed, Jan 26, 2005

Revocation of citizenship allowed in test case

Updated Fri, Jan 14, 2005

BOTA Interim Report Released

Updated Thu, Dec 23, 2004

TESOL issues position statement on new citizenship test

Updated Mon, Nov 22, 2004

USCIS taking on more customer service line calls

Updated Tue, Nov 16, 2004

Many new bills in Congress address naturalization/citizenship laws

Updated Wed, Oct 13, 2004

Small omission on imigration application gets Jordanian-American soldier a year in jail, revocation of citizenship, and deportation

Updated Mon, Sep 27, 2004

USCIS posts photo gallary of naturalization ceremonies in honor of Citizenship Day

Updated Sat, Sep 25, 2004

Office Of Citizenship puts out report on civic integration efforts around the U.S.

Updated Sat, Sep 25, 2004

Office of Citizenship launches new

Updated Fri, Sep 24, 2004

DHS Says Backlog Will Be Eliminated By 2006

Updated Fri, Sep 24, 2004

Nonpartisan Voter Reg Group Sues Homeland Security, City of Miami Beach over Denial of Access to New Citizens

Updated Fri, Sep 17, 2004

Another news story on citizenship test redesign

Updated Thu, Sep 16, 2004

Citizenship Day should be on everybody’s calendar

Updated Tue, Sep 14, 2004

Ohio immigrants now waiting 15 months for naturalization

Updated Mon, Sep 13, 2004

Naturalization backlog causes frustration for would-be voters

Updated Fri, Sep 10, 2004

Security Checks Continue to Hold-Up Oath Ceremonies for Citizenship Applicants

Updated Mon, Aug 30, 2004

CLINIC helps dying man become a U.S. citizen

Updated Mon, Aug 30, 2004

NPR news feature mentions new proposal to grant derivative citizenship to Amerasian refugees in the US

Updated Fri, Aug 27, 2004

Protesting While Immigrant

Updated Fri, Aug 27, 2004

More headaches for non-urban citizenship applicants

Updated Thu, Aug 19, 2004

News round-up on test development efforts

Updated Fri, Aug 6, 2004

Conservative Journal Encourages

Updated Fri, Aug 6, 2004

Change in fingerprint requirements for citizenship applications

Updated Wed, Aug 4, 2004

Newly naturalized citizens given voter registrations forms pre-marked

Updated Wed, Jul 28, 2004

AILF issues policy brief on the need for Congress to commit adequate resources toward reducing the backlogs

Updated Mon, Jul 26, 2004

NAPALC offers fact sheet on test redesign

Updated Sun, Jun 27, 2004

USCIS announces backlog reduction goals

Updated Sat, Jun 26, 2004

AILA testifies to House Immigration Committee on impact of backlogs

Updated Wed, Jun 23, 2004

House votes to halt immigration services competition

Updated Fri, Jun 18, 2004

Immigration aims to be customer-friendly

Updated Sun, Jun 6, 2004

NALEO releases Second Quarter 2004 Naturalization Bulletin

Updated Sat, Jun 5, 2004

Class action suit in Seattle alleges

Updated Mon, May 10, 2004

New fee goes into effect

Updated Thu, Apr 15, 2004

Test Redisign Project to be reviewed by the National Academies

Updated Mon, Apr 5, 2004

DHS Gets Failing Grades from immigrant rights groups

Updated Fri, Mar 5, 2004

NALEO Bulletin offers news/commentary on naturalization

Updated Fri, Mar 5, 2004

DHS considering oath revisions (again)

Updated Fri, Mar 5, 2004

Naturalization fee increase--again!

Updated Thu, Feb 5, 2004

USCIS holds

Updated Sun, Jan 25, 2004

Federal pilot program to help new immigrants

Updated Sun, Dec 7, 2003

USCIS director speaks about

Updated Fri, Nov 14, 2003

Immigration responds to complaints about contractor-operated call center

Updated Mon, Sep 29, 2003

Special naturalization privileges for immigrants in the military:

Updated Sun, Sep 21, 2003

USCIS reports field test results on new citizenship test format

Updated Mon, Sep 15, 2003

New citizenship director appointed

Updated Tue, Sep 9, 2003

Urban Institute releases new study on naturalization trends

Updated Fri, Sep 5, 2003

NALEO issues third quarter 2003 Naturalization Bulletin

Updated Fri, Sep 5, 2003

Oath overhaul Stalled

Updated Mon, Sep 1, 2003