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Cheneau v. Garland "We voted to rehear this case en banc to consider the requirements for two different pathways by which a child of a naturalized citizen parent can derive U.S. citizenship under former 8 U.S.C. § 1432(a)(5) (1994) (repealed...

Espinoza v. Pompeo "Plaintiff Roberto J. Espinoza (“Plaintiff”) brings this suit based on the U.S. Department of State’s denial of his application for a U.S. passport. After careful consideration, the Court finds that judgment...

Pursuing Citizenship in the Enforcement Era: A Discussion With Author Dr. Ming Hsu Chen "The law says that everyone who is not a citizen is an alien. The social reality, however, is far more complicated. In the fourth installment of our Reimagining...

USCIS Policy Alert, Feb. 22, 2021 - Revising Guidance on Naturalization Civics Educational Requirement USCIS E-Mail, Feb. 22, 2021 - "U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced today it is reverting to the 2008 version of the naturalization...

Kate Morrissey, LA Times, Jan. 16, 2021 "This was a 25-year process for him, and it took a federal lawsuit and six lawyers and many members of Congress to actually get his citizenship, which he is legally entitled to because of his military service...

Cheneau v. Rosen "Upon the vote of a majority of nonrecused active judges, it is ordered that this case be reheard en banc pursuant to Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 35(a) and Circuit Rule 35-3. The three-judge panel opinion [ Cheneau v. Barr...

Vivienne Walt, TIME Magazine, Dec. 23, 2020 "Other than Eritrea, the U.S. is the only country in the world with citizenship tax rules , demanding that all Americans—including anyone born in the U.S.—submit yearly tax filings to the...

Simon Romero, Miriam Jordan, New York Times, Dec. 3, 2020 "The Trump administration is rolling out sweeping changes to the test immigrants must take to become United States citizens, injecting hints of conservative philosophy and making the test...

USCIS, Nov. 13, 2020 "U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced today plans to implement a revised version of the naturalization civics test. The agency first announced plans to revise the civics test in July 2019 . USCIS revised the...

FWD.US, Oct. 28, 2020 Immigrants Serving in the Military Have Earned Their Citizenship - Their Path to Naturalization Should Be Clear President-elect Biden and Congress can restore a fair path to citizenship for immigrants who serve "This Veteran’s...

The Non-Controversy Over Birthright Citizenship: Defending the Original Understanding of Jus Soli Citizenship By Margaret Stock* and Nahal Kazemi** November 2, 2020 This article aims to examine and refute arguments against the widely understood...

USCIS, Sept. 18, 2020 "On Sept. 18, we updated our policy guidance concerning residency requirements under section 320 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to comply with the requirements of the recently enacted Citizenship for Children...

Another giant in our professional forest has fallen. Among other things, Bob will be remembered for his mastery of the laws of citizenship by acquisition. Here is a link to a 2010 interview with Bob, and here is a link to a biography by his family....

NILA, NWIRP, June 11, 2020 "Applicants for U.S. citizenship who could not take the oath of allegiance to complete the last step of the citizenship process for months due to the COVID-19 pandemic filed a lawsuit in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania...

USCIS, Apr. 24, 2020 "U.S. citizenship confers important rights and responsibilities. In recognition of this, Congress provided a specific ground of inadmissibility to address when an alien falsely claims to be a U.S. citizen for any purpose or...