Raouf Vafaei followed all the rules. He obtained his green card, passed his civics test and his naturalization interview, and underwent multiple background checks. After eight years in the United ...

Lawful permanent residents are seeing their naturalization ceremonies abruptly canceled this month as the Trump administration puts an indefinite “hold” on immigration applications from certain ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services posted a Federal Register notice announcing implementation of ...

EXCLUSIVE: New Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Joseph Edlow is wasting no time shaking up the path to American citizenship. Just weeks into the job, he's calling for a major ...

The Trump administration is making it harder to pass the oral exam required for immigrants seeking naturalization as U.S. citizens. The new test is also longer. Green card holders who file for ...

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