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Issue Briefs and Other Resources |
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Article/discussion by CARECEN's Patrick Young on citizenship by birth
(KEY TERMS: "birthright citizenship"; "14th Amendment"; so-called
"anchor babies")
(from the "Long Island Wins" blog, 6/30/09) |
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Kaplan, et al. v. Chertoff, et al., CV 06-5304
Expedited Processing Available for
Certain Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Beneficiaries.
Current and former SSI beneficiaries can request expedited processing of
Forms I-485 and N-400 (permanent residence and naturalization
applications) if the individual's application has been pending with U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services for more than six months.
(USCIS questions & answers, 6/5/08.) (The Kaplan stipulation, as
well as USCIS Update and Q & A documents regarding it, are available in
the following languages on the
Immigrant Legal Resource Center's
website: Arabic, Cambodian, Chinese, Farsi, French,
Haitian-Creole, Laotian, Russian, Spanish, Vietnamese.) |
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Groups Sue to
Stop Excessive Citizenship Delays: FBI Name Checks Disrupt
Lives, Stall Naturalization Process for Thousands (12/4/07)
(filed
Dec. 4, 2007)
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Administration
Announces Harsh New Immigration Measures (article) and
List of announced measures:
"Improving Border Security and Immigration Within Existing Law"
(Depts. of Homeland Security & Commerce, 8/10/07)
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Immigrants' Rights Update Articles
(back
to IRU index) |
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Revised USCIS Guide to
Naturalization Available (2/20/07) |
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"Nonlegitimated"
Children of Naturalized Mothers Eligible for Derivative Citizenship, CIS
Clarifies (11/24/03) |
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Two
New Citizenship Application Forms Replace Three Withdrawn Forms (11/24/03) |
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Perdomo-Padilla v. Ashcroft |
9th
Circuit Finds Filing Naturalization Application Does Not Establish Acquisition
of U.S. Nationality (7/15/03) |
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Navas-Acosta |
BIA Rules That Taking Oath of Allegiance Pursuant
to a Naturalization Application Does Not Establish Acquisition of U.S.
Nationality (6/3/03) |
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INS Postpones Granting Benefits to Thousands
Due to Change in Procedures for Conducting FBI Background Checks (12/23/02) |
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President Designates Period of Armed Conflict
for Purposes of Naturalization (7/15/02) |
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Mancilla De Rodriguez, at al., v. Ashcroft, et al.
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Lawsuit
Challenges INS Denial of Fee Waivers (2/28/02) (posted under "Removal
Procedures and Defenses") |
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INS to Require Use of Most Recent Version
of Form N-400 Application for Naturalization (12/20/01) |
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INS Issues Regulations Implementing the Child
Citizenship Act (8/31/01) |
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State
Dept. Removes Fee for Citizenship Determinations (6/29/01) |
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Tuan Anh Nguyen v. INS |
Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality
of Citizenship Statute (6/29/01) |
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Gorbach, et al. v. Reno, et al. |
District Court Permanently
Enjoins INS Administrative Denaturalization (3/29/01) |
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Gorbach, et al. v. Reno, et al. |
District Court Issues Permanent
Injunction of INS Administrative Denaturalization Procedures (2/26/01) |
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Scales v. INS |
Ninth Circuit Rules
Transmission of Citizenship Does Not Require Blood Relationship (12/28/00) |
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Child
Citizenship Act Expands Acquired Citizenship (11/28/00) |
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Gorbach, et al. v. Reno, et al. |
Injunction of INS Administrative
Denaturalization Procedures Becomes Final (11/28/00) |
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New
Law Authorizes Waiver of Oath Requirement for Applicants with Certain
Disabilities (11/28/00) |
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INS
Produces Lesson Plan on Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act (10/19/00) |
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Gorbach, et al.
v. Reno, et al. |
9th
Circuit Upholds Challenge to INS Administrative Denaturalization Procedure
(8/31/00) |
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Nagahi
v. INS | 10th Circuit Rules That INS Regulation
Limiting Time for Courts to Review Naturalization Denials Is Invalid
(8/31/00) |
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President Signs
Bill Easing Naturalization Requirements for Hmong Veterans (7/26/00) |
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Diaz, et al., v. Reno, et al. |
Florida Lawsuit Alleges INS Is Refusing to Waive Naturalization
Fees (2/11/00) |
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Waiver Policy
Established for Naturalization Applicants Who Cannot Be Fingerprinted
(2/11/00) |
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Nebraska Center
Designated for Naturalization Applications Based on Military Service
(12/28/99) |
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INS Issues Opinion
and Memo on Naturalization Issues: Failure to Register for Selective
Service and Inappropriate Denials (5/28/99) |
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Revised Rule
Issued on Exceptions to Requirements for Disabled Naturalization Applicants
(4/30/99) |
