By Esther Claudette Gittens | Editorial credit: Jonathan Weiss / shutterstock.com For many non-citizens and green card holders in the United States, public assistance programs provide critical finan...
Defending Naturalized U.S. Citizens Against Denaturalization: A Comprehensive Analysis
By Brian Figeroux, Esq. President Trump’s expansion of denaturalization efforts represents a significant departure from the historical principles of fairness, stability, and equality in U.S. immig...
When Can a Green Card Holder File for Citizenship, Its Benefits, and Its Role as a Defense Against Deportation under a Trump Administration in 2025
By Brian Figeroux, Esq. | Editorial Credit: Evgenia Parajanian / shutterstock.com As the United States approaches a Trump administration in 2025, the rights and security of non-citizens are again un...
Houston Celebrates Over 2,200 New Citizens in Historic Naturalization Ceremony
Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com By Olga Diaz-Nasser | Immigration Impact Naturalization is viewed by many as the end point of an immigrant’s journey—the finish line—and for good r...
USCIS Celebrates Independence Day 2024 and Continues Its Commitment to Naturalization
Editorial credit: Lyonstock / Shutterstock.com WASHINGTON— U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will celebrate Independence Day this year by welcoming approximately 11,000 new citizens in more ...
Naturalization Helps Immigrants and the United States Reach Full Potential
By American Immigration Council Staff | January 19, 2024 | immigration Impact When Sri Lankan business analyst Dinesh Prabaharan became a U.S. citizen in December of 2023, he expressed his gratitude...
Newly Naturalized Citizens Can Impact Midterm Elections in Key States, New Report Finds
NATIONWIDE – A new report released on July 20 by the National Partnership for New Americans (NPNA) and SEIU presents the profile of the New American Voters 2022 that could significantly in...
This Independence Day, Local Communities Lead on Celebrating Immigrants
By Mo Kantner, Immigration Impact As communities across the United States came together this past weekend to commemorate and reflect upon our country’s independence, the holiday holds special signif...
USCIS Celebrates Independence Day 2022 and Continues its Commitment to Naturalization
WASHINGTON— U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will celebrate Independence Day this year by welcoming more than 6,600 new citizens in more than 140 naturalization ceremonies between J...
As Federal Agency Heads Review Naturalization Barriers, NPNA Offers Recommendations on Making Citizenship Accessible to All
WASHINGTON – By this Saturday, the departments of Homeland Security, Justice, and State must develop a plan to improve the naturalization process, as required by an executive order signed by Pres...