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Breaking: Judge Chesney (N.D. CA) issued a preliminary injunction blocking DHS effort to make fee waivers harder for #immigrants seeking #citizenship.
Kudos to @protctdemocracy @weareoneamerica @the_ILRC @cliniclegal @Carecen_LA @SelfHelpElderly @SeaCityAttorney @AAAJ_AAJC
Kudos to @protctdemocracy @weareoneamerica @the_ILRC @cliniclegal @Carecen_LA @SelfHelpElderly @SeaCityAttorney @AAAJ_AAJC
@protctdemocracy @weareoneamerica @the_ILRC @cliniclegal @Carecen_LA @SelfHelpElderly @SeaCityAttorney @AAAJ_AAJC Press release just posted!
protectdemocracy.org/update/breakin…
protectdemocracy.org/update/breakin…
@protctdemocracy @weareoneamerica @the_ILRC @cliniclegal @Carecen_LA @SelfHelpElderly @SeaCityAttorney @AAAJ_AAJC Quick background:
USCIS tried to make it harder for low-income #immigrants to qualify for a zero-fee #naturalization application, just by changing the required form. Instead of proving either low income or eligibility for means-tested benefits, only low income would be allowed.
USCIS tried to make it harder for low-income #immigrants to qualify for a zero-fee #naturalization application, just by changing the required form. Instead of proving either low income or eligibility for means-tested benefits, only low income would be allowed.
@KamalaHarris has none of the necessary tools to preside over this nation. But #birtherism #challenges to her qualifications to be elected are #silly.
In the years preceding the 2016 election, because @tedcruz and I share many of the same views, I spent considerable time and energy evaluating the question of whether he could be, consistent with the Constitution, qualified to serve as President.
If you're wondering why that would even be in doubt, remember two things: I am a hide-bound constitutionalist; and, the Constitution provides the brief but precise requirements to be qualified to be president.
Kudos to @CASAforall and the whole @npnewamericans coalition for their Naturalize Now campaign to help 1 million legal residents become U.S. citizens as soon as possible.
Via @SuzGamboa @NBCNews:
nbcnews.com/news/latino/tr…
Via @SuzGamboa @NBCNews:
nbcnews.com/news/latino/tr…
Unfortunately, whether you can complete the #naturalization process before Election Day 2020 depends on your ZIP code. If you happen to live in #Minneapolis, #Houston, #Dallas, #Miami, #FortMyers, or #Seattle, it may already be too late. Absurd but true:
boundless.com/american-citiz…
boundless.com/american-citiz…
DHS spox "blamed agency backlogs on a doubling of pending cases during the Obama administration, saying their numbers had reached 700k at the start of 2017. Waits are more a function of higher application rates than slow processing, she said."
Here's why that's nonsense...
Here's why that's nonsense...
Today's @nytimes highlights the worsening barriers that now confront #immigrants seeking to become naturalized U.S. citizens. Citing the @chooseboundless #naturalization report, @mirjordan reveals how wait times have doubled over the past 2 years:
nytimes.com/2019/02/21/us/…
nytimes.com/2019/02/21/us/…
The wait time for a #citizenship application is now >10 months, but that's a national avg. It's much worse in some cities. #Immigrants in Twin Cities must wait ~2 years, and just since we released our report, Las Vegas max wait time ballooned to 31 months!
boundless.com/american-citiz…
boundless.com/american-citiz…
USCIS says: "Despite a record and unprecedented application surge workload, USCIS is completing more citizenship applications, more efficiently and effectively — outperforming itself."
Hard data undercuts these claims.
Past workloads were much bigger & effectively processed!
Hard data undercuts these claims.
Past workloads were much bigger & effectively processed!
Today, becoming a #naturalized U.S. citizen means facing double the wait time from two years ago, the lowest gov't processing efficiency in a decade, & huge regional disparities. New report on #immigrants & #citizenship from @chooseboundless today:
boundless.com/american-citiz…
boundless.com/american-citiz…
* Immigrants in some cities face #citizenship application wait times >4x higher than in other cities.
* Immigrants in some cities face a citizenship application denial rate 2x higher than the national avg.
* Some immigrants must travel >150 miles to the nearest field office.
* Immigrants in some cities face a citizenship application denial rate 2x higher than the national avg.
* Some immigrants must travel >150 miles to the nearest field office.
The top 3 best metro areas for #immigrants to become U.S. #citizens?
* Cleveland, Ohio
* Riverside, California
* Louisville, Kentucky
* Cleveland, Ohio
* Riverside, California
* Louisville, Kentucky
