Citizenship

It's time this country lives up to its promise of liberty and justice for all by establishing a pathway to citizenship for all immigrants, and ending immigrant incarceration and deportation.

Myroslav Boitchouk, 22, has been attending medical school in Ukraine, but his family lives in Florida.

70 percent of voters support a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants. This comes as the border continues to see thousands of solo child crossers.

"Every athlete needs to know when they put their flag on, you're standing for freedom or you're standing for human rights abuses," the former U.N. ambassador said.

One of the most important ways that Congress can expand voting rights in America today is to respect the will of most voters in Puerto Rico who have already requested full equality and democracy through statehood.

The woman pleaded guilty to the charge of attempted murder in November.

By granting non-citizens the right to vote in local elections, New York City's new law cheapens U.S. citizenship.

Last month, top state Republicans slammed the "dangerous" and "unconstitutional" bill, which became law on Sunday.

For some of those looking to start a new life abroad, this issue has put a direct strain on their pockets.

The ruling will likely be the end of the proposal to give millions of immigrants temporary work permits while a pathway to permanent residence is established.

The "Our City, Our Vote" legislation would allow legal permanent residents and those with work authorization to participate in municipal elections.

What will happen to Afghans when their humanitarian parole expires?

We call ourselves "Dreamers" for a reason. None of us have ever stopped dreaming.

Immigrants must be included in every effort to bolster worker protections, access to health care and our economic recovery.

Latino voters are paying attention and know that Democrats hold the keys to the White House, the House and the Senate.

An investigation by the Office of Inspector General found that Ross misrepresented the reasoning for the question during two appearances in front of House committees.

In offering protest asylum to journalists and protesters of authoritarian regimes, the U.S. could help keep democracy movements alive.

As part of the $9.6 billion European-citizenship-for-investment scheme, 770 foreigners were incorrectly granted citizenship in Cyprus.

Cafeteria manager Yanet Lopez was widely celebrated by students and staff at Prairie Vale Elementary School in Edmond, Oklahoma, on Tuesday for passing her U.S. citizenship test.

The poll found that 43 percent said undocumented immigrants living in the U.S. should be allowed to stay and become citizens if they meet certain requirements. Nineteen percent said they should be allowed to become legal residents but not citizens.

The bill would require students to pass the civics portion of the U.S. naturalization test in order to graduate in the 2022-23 school year.

Citizenship is about much more than legal status or a passport. It is a source of identity, legitimacy and belonging.

Through their hard work and dedication, undocumented farmworkers have already proven themselves worthy of citizenship.

"The answer seems to be either 'I don't care' or 'I'm mad at the government," a North Dakota Census office manager said of many Americans' refusal.

The plain meaning of the 14th Amendment's Citizenship Clause establishes that Kamala Harris is a "natural born citizen."

Some readers saw the essay's constitutional analysis as an attempt to ignite a racist conspiracy theory around Kamala Harris. That could not be further from the truth.

There are significant questions surrounding Kamala Harris' constitutional eligibility for the second-highest office in the land.

"The rumored order would be another grave error," said Omar Jadwat, the director of the American Civil Liberties Union's Immigrants' Rights Project.

In 2019, a total of 2,072 U.S. citizens renounced their citizenship, but in the first six months of 2020, over 5,800 U.S. citizens have done the same—a nearly 180 percent increase.

"Look at the climate in the U.S. with politics, Black Lives Matter movement — all of these different things...makes people wonder, 'O.K., why am I still tied back to the U.S. if I really have nothing connected?'" Nicole Caba, an expat, said.