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Immigration

Confusion and Concern as New Citizenship Requirements Take Effect

Li Lovett -
Starting October 20, applicants for U.S. citizenship will face a more rigorous civics and history exam, and a more invasive assessment of "moral character."
Immigration

Houston’s Push for Naturalization: Stories, Stakes, and a Sprint Against the Clock

N.C. Greene -
Houston is openly chasing the title of “Citizenship Capital" despite looming headwinds, including a new, tougher civics exam that takes effect this fall.
Politics

Will Partisan Interference Cloud the Integrity of 2026 Midterm Elections?

Sunita Sohrabji -
“We were at this moment like none I have ever seen in my lifetime: a fight over who is going to have access to democracy, and who's going to get to participate.” — Sean Morales-Doyle, Brennan Center for Justice
Immigration

Attention, US Citizens: Yes, You Can Now Be Deported

ACoM -
The Justice Department last month issued a memo outlining priorities for deportation, including naturalized citizens.
Op-Ed

US Aims to Abolish Birthright Citizenship: Italy Already Knows the Consequences

Camilla Hawthorne and Angelica Pesarini -
Italy’s upcoming popular referendum on citizenship offers important lessons for the birthright citizenship debate in the United States.
Immigration

Birthright Citizenship Supreme Court Challenge Highlights Fraught History

Selen Ozturk -
President Trump’s challenge to unrestricted birthright citizenship continues a world-historical debate: Who gets to be included in a nation?
Immigration

A ‘Green Card Isn’t the Final Step’

N.C. Greene -
At a May 8 event, Houston area organizations encouraged the city's more than 360,000 legal permanent residents to apply for citizenship.
Immigration

Mahmoud Khalil Deportation Revives Century of Citizen Rights Violations

Christopher Alam -
For student activists, visa holders and immigrants, history is repeating itself. 
Immigration

H-1B Workers’ Babies Will Not Get Birthright Citizenship Under New Trump Ban

Sunita Sohrabji -
Trump's executive order banning birthright citizenship broadly applies to many residents without lawful permanent status.
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