USCIS

Sailors, serving in the U.S. Navy at Naval Station Great Lakes, are sworn in as U.S. Citizens during a ceremony on September 15th, 2017, in Chicago, Illinois.
Social Justice

ICE Is Failing to Screen the Veterans Among Those It Deports

Veterans are not receiving appropriate review before being placed in removal proceedings, according to a new Government Accountability Office report.

Migrants wait to have their number on a waiting list called to have an initial interview with an asylum officer on June 5th, 2019, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.
News in Brief

The Trump Administration Is Hiding How It Decides Asylum Cases, Advocates Say

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services says everything is available online. How did such a major misunderstanding happen?

A new American citizen poses for photos following a naturalization ceremony on February 2nd, 2018, in New York City.
Social Justice

ICE Continues to Arrest Immigrants at Their Hearings for Legal Residency Status

Experts say detaining immigrants at appointments with authorities discourages them from cooperating with law enforcement.

New American citizens celebrate at a naturalization ceremony in Newark, New Jersey.
News in Brief

Trump's USCIS Director Pick Could Tighten Restrictions on Immigrants Seeking Citizenship

If letters written by Lee Francis Cissna are any guide, he's poised to dismantle Obama-era policies like a humanitarian program for Central American children.