Smallest German governing party stalls on citizenship reform
November 28, 2022 GMTBERLIN (AP) — Senior members of the smallest party in Germany’s coalition government are seeking to hit the brakes on plans to ease rules for obtaining German citizenship, arguing Monday that the government must first do more to ensure that people in the country illegally are deported.
German government seeks to ease rules for naturalization
November 26, 2022 GMTBERLIN (AP) — Germany's socially liberal government is moving ahead with plans to ease the rules for obtaining citizenship in the European Union's most populous country, a drive that is being assailed by the conservative opposition.
Biden calls for bipartisan action on pathway to citizenship
July 2, 2021 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden called for bipartisan action on a pathway to citizenship for some migrants during a naturalization ceremony Friday at the White House in which he celebrated the contributions immigrants have made to the U.S.
Biden to host naturalization event, push path to citizenship
July 1, 2021 GMTPresident Joe Biden will hold a naturalization ceremony Friday at the White House in which 21 immigrants will become citizens as the administration pushes for more pathways to citizenship.
An administration official said Biden would use the moment to call for the option of citizenship for immigrants who were brought to the U.S.
Deported veteran sues to get naturalization interview in US
June 7, 2021 GMTHector Ocegueda-Rivera wanted to head to an interview in Los Angeles with immigration officers so he could become a U.S. citizen — but since he was deported to Mexico, he couldn't get back in the country to do so.
Bush criticizes GOP isolationism, anti-immigration rhetoric
April 20, 2021 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — George W. Bush says the Republican Party he served as president has become “isolationist, protectionist and, to a certain extent, nativist” and says he’s especially concerned about anti-immigration rhetoric...
House passes bill requiring civics test for college students
April 8, 2021 GMTCONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A bill requiring students in the university and community college systems of New Hampshire to pass a civics naturalization test as part of their diploma requirements passed the House by one vote on Thursday...
Man pleads guilty to fraud in citizenship scheme
December 16, 2020 GMTPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island man has pleaded guilty to defrauding immigrants who had enlisted him to help prepare and submit their naturalization applications, federal prosecutors said Wednesday...
Feds wrongly tell new US citizens they missed chance to vote
October 29, 2020 GMTBOSTON (AP) — Federal immigration officials acknowledged Thursday that they erroneously told some new U...
Report: Feds gave new citizens erroneous voting information
October 29, 2020 GMTBOSTON (AP) — Federal immigration officials incorrectly told more than 400 new U.S. citizens in Massachusetts that they couldn't vote in this year’s general election because the state’s registration deadline had passed before they took their citizenship oaths, according to a published report...
Watchdog groups say convention appearances broke Hatch Act
August 27, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Two White House officials violated the Hatch Act by participating in choreographed events that were aired during this week's Republican National Convention, according to two separate ethics complaints filed by government watchdog groups...
Takeaways from GOP convention: Power, positivity and policy
August 26, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The second day of the Republican National Convention started with a decidedly different, more positive tone, with an emphasis on Americans who say have they benefited from President Donald Trump’s policies...
The Latest: Indian authorities clear demonstration site
March 24, 2020 GMTThe Latest on the coronavirus pandemic, which has infected more than 381,000 people and killed over 16,500...
Death toll rises to 24 from Delhi riots during Trump trip
February 26, 2020 GMTNEW DELHI (AP) — At least 24 people were killed and 189 injured in three days of clashes in New Delhi that coincided with U...
Man accused of lying about Rwandan genocide for citizenship
February 7, 2020 GMTCONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A man pleaded not guilty to charges of procuring U.S. citizenship unlawfully based on providing false information about participating in the Rwandan genocide...
India’s ruling party lawmaker threatens to shoot protesters
January 13, 2020 GMTNEW DELHI (AP) — The head of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party in the state of West Bengal has threatened to shoot and jail people who protest a new citizenship law that has triggered a month of nationwide demonstrations...
Greece gives actor Tom Hanks honorary Greek citizenship
December 27, 2019 GMTTom Hanks may officially consider himself Greek.
Greece's President Prokopis Pavlopoulos has signed an honorary naturalization order allowing the 63-year-old actor to claim Greek citizenship, his office told The Associated Press on Friday...
MMA great Anderson Silva becomes US citizen
July 24, 2019 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — Mixed martial arts great Anderson "Spider" Silva of Brazil became a U.S. citizen along with thousands of others in a mass naturalization ceremony Tuesday at the Los Angeles Convention Center...
Justice Ginsburg welcomes new U.S. citizens: ‘We are a nation made strong by people like you’
December 14, 2018 GMTSupreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg told new citizens sworn in Friday at the National Archives to let "liberty" be their guiding beacon, as they contribute to making the United States a more perfect union.
Many big things lie ahead for City of Columbus
August 25, 2018 GMTI was honored to be asked to be the guest speaker on July 9 at The Naturalization Ceremony sponsored Centro Hispano. This event was where 24 individuals made their way through the process to gain their U.S.
U.S. citizenship preparation course offered in CSRA
July 30, 2018 GMTThe Learn English for Living Foundation will be offering a citizenship preparation course beginning Sept. 15 from 2 to 5 p.m.
The classes are designed to help eligible immigrants pass the U.S.
AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s shaky claim on Iran nuclear accord
July 3, 2018 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is making an unsubstantiated assertion that the Obama administration granted 2,500 Iranians citizenship as part of a 2015 nuclear deal that sought to limit Tehran's weapons program...
APNewsBreak: US launches bid to find citizenship cheaters
June 12, 2018 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — The U.S. government agency that oversees immigration applications is launching an office that will focus on identifying Americans who are suspected of cheating to get their citizenship and seek to strip them of it...
Naturalization ceremony held at Brownsville Events Center
January 11, 2018 GMTAs U.S. District Judge Rolando Olvera said, 244 people celebrated their “birthday” as new citizens at a naturalization ceremony held Wednesday at the Brownsville Events Center.
People that became naturalized citizens came from various countries such Bulgaria, Burma, Canada, China, Cuba, El Savador, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Nigeria, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Taiwan, Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
50 new citizens celebrated at local ceremony
March 4, 2017 GMTFifty people from nearly 20 nations became American citizens Friday during a naturalization ceremony at the E. Ross Adair Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in downtown Fort Wayne.
They took an oath to support and defend the Constitution against all enemies.