On July 10, 2025, a federal court issued a nationwide injunction in Barbara v. Trump, temporarily blocking the proposed limitations on birthright citizenship. Join us at 6 p.m. EST for a live presentation explaining what the ruling does, who might be affected, and what to expect next in the ongoing legal process. How to…
Policy Shift and Priorities The Department of Justice has made denaturalization one of its top five enforcement priorities, targeting cases involving terrorism, war crimes, human trafficking, felony convictions, and fraud. Denaturalization involves revoking U.S. citizenship from individuals who obtained it through fraudulent means or concealed material facts during the naturalization process. Legal Framework and Process The DOJ’s denaturalization policy is based on the Immigration and Nationality…
President Biden is being urged to include the Citizenship for Essential Workers Act in his two-part infrastructure improvement plan. Specifically, Democrats are asking Biden to include this immigration legislation in the second part of his plan, called the American Families Plan, which focuses on education and childcare. Pathway to Citizenship via LPR If included and…
Many people find themselves in the U.S. after escaping from their home countries due to war or fear of persecution. Some of these immigrants become refugees and asylees in the U.S. The U.S. immigration process for a refugee seeking to become an American citizen can be long and difficult to navigate. However, with the help of an experienced immigration attorney,…
If you are an immigrant lucky enough to qualify for United States citizenship, you should absolutely pursue it. Citizenship offers a number of advantages, and it finally ends, once and for all, any and all concerns about greens cards, visas, and immigration status. For whatever reason, however, some people are reticent to take that final…
The naturalization process is one which allows a foreign citizen to become a full-fledged U.S. citizen, granted the same rights and privileges as any natural born U.S. citizen, including the right to vote in federal elections, which is something that visa holders and lawful permanent residents can’t do, even if they have been in the…
One can become a citizen of the United States by being born in the U.S. or one of its territories, or through a process known as naturalization. The process of applying for naturalization has several requirements, which an experienced immigration and naturalization attorney can explain to the applicant in further detail. Below are some of…
Many permanent residents consider attaining a green card to be the final step in the immigration process. Most green cards are valid for 10 years and can be renewed indefinitely. Consequently, a surprisingly large number of permanent residents renew their green cards for decades and never naturalize or, in other words, become citizens of the…