By: Aaron Reichlin-Melnick | americanimmigrationcouncil.org | Editorial credit: Phil Pasquini / Shutterstock.com On September 24, 2025, a disturbed young man climbed to the roof of a building outside ...
USCIS Unveils First Changes to Naturalization Test in Multi-Step Overhaul of American Citizenship Standards
Changes to naturalization civics test better assess applicants’ knowledge of U.S. history and government WASHINGTON: On September 17, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services posted a Feder...
USCIS to Consider Anti-Americanism in Immigrant Benefit Requests
Editorial credit: Evgenia Parajanian / Shutterstock.com WASHINGTON – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is updating guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual regarding the factors that officers con...
Does the U.S. Government Recognize Dual Citizenship? A Legal and Practical Analysis
By: Brian Figeroux, Esq. The concept of dual citizenship—also known as dual nationality—raises a complex set of questions about legal identity, allegiance, and rights. For many immigrants, expat...
Operation Bargain Brides: Analysis of USCIS-ICE Marriage Fraud Investigation
By Mary Campbell | Media Courtesy of: USCIS In an important crackdown on immigration fraud, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), in coordination with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforc...
Dual Citizenship Not Recognized by the USA and Conditions for Citizenship Revocation
By Brian Figeroux, Esq. Dual citizenship is a complex and often misunderstood concept within the realm of international law and immigration policies. The United States, while not explicitly forbidding...
Green Card Slavery: A Modern-Day Bondage Exposed
By Esther Claudette Gittens Thousands of immigrant women in the U.S. are falling prey to abusers who exploit love and the promise of legal residency as tools of control. In the name of love, many drea...
How Green Card Holders Can Legally Lose Their Status, the Legal Process, and the Case for Pursuing Citizenship Amid Political Uncertainty
By Brian Figeroux, Esq. Lawful Permanent Residents (LPRs), or green card holders, enjoy the privilege of residing and working in the U.S. indefinitely. However, this status is contingent on adherence ...
Trump Administration Wants Mandatory Social Media Disclosure for Immigrants in Green Card and Citizenship Applications
By Mary Campbell | Editorial credit: sdx15 / shutterstock.com In a move that has sparked concerns over privacy and free speech, the Trump administration has proposed a policy that would require immigr...
Trump’s New Registration Requirement Could Forcibly Separate Millions of Immigrant Families
By Nayna Gupta | IMMIGRATION IMPACT | Editorial credit: Jana Shea / shutterstock.com The American Immigration Council does not endorse or oppose candidates for elected office. We aim to provide analys...