Politics Jul 15 Fact-checking Trump’s threat to take away Rosie O’Donnell’s U.S. citizenship By Maria Ramirez Uribe, PolitiFact
Politics Jul 12 Trump says he’s considering ‘taking away’ comedian Rosie O’Donnell’s U.S. citizenship “Because of the fact that Rosie O’Donnell is not in the best interests of our Great Country, I am giving serious consideration to taking away her Citizenship,” Trump wrote in a social media post on Saturday. He added that O'Donnell,… By Associated Press
Politics Jan 24 What to know about the legal battle over Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship Trump's executive order denying U.S. citizenship to the children of parents living in the country illegally has faced the first of what will be many legal tests. Here are some things to know about the judge's decision and the lawsuits… By Gene Johnson, Mike Catalini, Associated Press
Politics Jul 10 House passes bill requiring proof of citizenship to vote, fanning a GOP election-year talking point The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a proof-of-citizenship requirement for voter registration, a proposal Republicans have prioritized even as research shows noncitizens illegally registering and casting ballots in federal elections is exceptionally rare. By Ali Swenson, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press
Politics Jul 05 The U.S. citizenship test is changing. Here’s why some advocates are concerned The proposed format could make the citizenship test harder for people who struggle with English literacy. That includes refugees, elderly immigrants and people with disabilities that interfere with their test performance. By Trisha Ahmed, Associated Press
Oct 06 Watch 6:57 How the pandemic has complicated these immigrants’ path to citizenship By John Yang, Sam Lane, Lena I. Jackson The coronavirus pandemic has changed life for almost everyone in the United States. But it has also significantly disrupted the efforts of those seeking to become American citizens -- some of whom are eager to vote in the November election. Continue watching
Aug 29 Watch 10:53 Why Ken Cuccinelli says Trump’s immigration policies are ‘consistent with the law’ The Trump administration’s latest move on immigration sparked outrage and confusion when it was announced, but Ken Cuccinelli, acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, says the reaction was unwarranted and that "all the same people still become citizens."… Continue watching
May 02 Trump rhetoric driving immigrants to become citizens, advocates say By Sergio Bustos, Associated Press Nationwide, naturalization applications are up 14 percent in the last six months of 2015 compared with the same period in 2014, according to the government. Continue reading