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During the past year, the number of immigrants who are legal residents of the U.S. seeking citizenship has increased, in part because of fear in the community sparked by the immigration enforcement ...

A federal judge in New Hampshire on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order by certifying a nationwide class action, marking the first such ruling since the ...

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While babies born in Washington and a slate of other blue states will continue to automatically qualify for American citizenship, that right is “tenuous” for those in red states that have not ...

Johanne, a Haitian social worker, has lived in the United States for nearly 30 years, but as she prepares for her upcoming citizenship test, she says the process feels more daunting than ever. “I just ...