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Latest Trump Push Targets 14th Amendment

President asks SCOTUS to OK his executive order ending birthright citizenship

(Newser) - The Trump administration is urging the Supreme Court to green-light President Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship, a doctrine that has long guaranteed citizenship to anyone born on US soil. The policy, issued on Trump's first day back in office, has been tangled in litigation and blocked...

Trump Signs Off on $100K H-1B Visa Fee

President also rolls out new $1M 'Gold Card' that will offer path to US citizenship to rich foreigners

(Newser) - President Trump on Friday signed a proclamation that will require a $100,000 annual visa fee for highly skilled foreign workers and rolled out a $1 million "Gold Card" visa as a pathway to US citizenship for wealthy individuals, moves that face near-certain legal challenges amid widespread criticism that...

US Citizenship Applicants to Be Screened for 'Anti-Americanism'

Officers told to also weigh positive contributions and community ties in decisions

(Newser) - The Trump administration is tightening its approach to US citizenship reviews by instructing officials to take a closer look at whether applicants display "good moral character." A recent US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) memo calls for a more "rigorous, holistic, and comprehensive" evaluation process, the...

Kimmel: Leave the Door Open for Trump Voters With Regrets

Late-night host also tells Sarah Silverman that he now has Italian citizenship

(Newser) - Jimmy Kimmel may not be long for this country. The late-night host appeared on fellow comedian Sarah Silverman's podcast last week, where he made an announcement on his bid to possibly live abroad, per USA Today . "A lot of people I know are thinking about where they can...

Trump Says He Has Ordered 'New' Census

The next official one isn't due until 2030

(Newser) - President Trump appears to be gearing up for another census battle, though he's set to be out of office by 2030, when the next official US census is scheduled.
  • "I have instructed our Department of Commerce to immediately begin work on a new and highly accurate CENSUS based
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U2 Guitarist Becomes Irish Citizen After 62 Years in Ireland

The Edge came to Ireland from UK when he was just a year old, finally makes 'long overdue' move

(Newser) - The Edge has finally found what he's been looking for after more than six decades: Irish citizenship. "I'm a little tardy with the paperwork," the woolly-cap-wearing U2 guitarist, born David Howell Evans, told reporters on Monday following a ceremony in the County Kerry town of Killarney,...

Homeland Security Considers Reality Show for Citizenship

'This isn't The Hunger Games for immigrants,' says the would-be producer

(Newser) - It's a reality show pitch with the potential for dicey politics. The Department of Homeland Security is considering taking part in a reality show in which immigrants compete for US citizenship, reports the Wall Street Journal . It's "in the very beginning stages of that vetting process,"...

Prosecutors: Long Island Beekeeper Hid Role in Genocide

Feds say Faustin Nsabumukunzi, 65, obscured his role in Rwanda while applying for US citizenship

(Newser) - In 2003, Faustin Nsabumukunzi applied for refugee status in the US, settling in the Hamptons on Long Island and resuming the beekeeping he'd done in his native Rwanda. He eventually received a green card and applied for US citizenship. But federal prosecutors now say Nsabumukunzi harbored a "dark...

This Tiny Island Has a 'Golden Passport' Waiting for You

Pacific isle of Nauru offers citizenship, if you can pay the $105K minimum they'll use to fight climate crisis

(Newser) - Nearly 12,500 people live on the Micronesian island of Nauru, the world's third smallest nation, but thanks to global warming, those folks need to move to higher ground—and they're hoping a new "golden passport" program convincing foreigners to obtain citizenship there will help. Interested parties...

Actor Jesse Eisenberg Now a Citizen of Poland

A Real Pain director receives honor from President Andrzej Duda

(Newser) - Jesse Eisenberg has received what he calls "an honor of a lifetime:" Polish citizenship. The American actor, writer, and director—a great-nephew of a woman who fled Poland for the US amid Nazi rule—received the honor from Polish President Andrzej Duda at a ceremony in New York...

Trump: For $5M, I'll Give Foreigners a 'Gold Card'
Trump Rolling Out
a $5M 'Gold Card'
Feb 26, 2025 6:00 AM CST

Trump Rolling Out a $5M 'Gold Card'

Visa program is like a green card, but for rich people who can pony up

(Newser) - President Trump teased a new visa program Tuesday with something "like a green card," but his favorite color: gold. Trump said the gold card, with "a higher level of sophistication," would offer "very high-level people" a new "route to citizenship"—for the cost...

Woman Accused of Taking Citizenship Test for 14 People

British authorities say she disguised herself with an 'array of wigs'

(Newser) - A woman who was apparently a master of disguise as well as a master of the knowledge required to pass the UK's citizenship test was arrested Monday for allegedly taking the test for at least 14 people. She allegedly used disguises and fake IDs to take the test at...

Oklahoma Students May Need Proof of Citizenship

State education board approves the policy, which now goes to the legislature

(Newser) - Parents enrolling children in Oklahoma public schools would be required to provide proof of their child's US citizenship or legal immigration status under a proposal approved Tuesday by the State Board of Education. The board voted unanimously to approve the rule aimed at helping President Trump's immigration policies,...

Island Hit Hard by Hurricanes Is Selling Citizenship for $200K

'Golden passport' program is helping Dominica fight the effects of climate change

(Newser) - Dominica, a small island in the eastern Caribbean, has welcomed thousands of new citizens in recent years who have no intention of living there. The country has been selling citizenship to fund government programs, including efforts to rebuild from 2017's devastating Hurricane Maria and make the island more resilient...

Arizona Supreme Court Makes Ruling on 98K Voters

People whose citizenship docs weren't confirmed shouldn't suffer for error: state's high court

(Newser) - The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Friday that nearly 98,000 people whose citizenship documents hadn't been confirmed can vote in state and local races. The court's decision comes after officials uncovered a database error that, for two decades, mistakenly designated the voters as having access to the full...

Judge Pauses Biden's 'Keep Families Together' Program

2-week court order could be extended

(Newser) - A federal judge in Texas on Monday paused a Biden administration policy that would give spouses of US citizens legal status without having to first leave the country, dealing at least a temporary setback to one of the biggest presidential actions to ease a path to citizenship in years, the...

Prince Harry Talks Charles, Becoming an American

Younger royal brother concedes, 'I have considered it,' in regard to becoming a US citizen

(Newser) - Prince William has already spoken out about King Charles' cancer diagnosis , but Prince Harry has been staying mum, even after his visit to the UK earlier this month to see their father after the king's condition was announced. Now, the younger royal brother is also addressing Charles III, though...

Puerto Rico Just Made a Big Change to Its Driver's Licenses

The territory is adding 'USA' to make citizenship clear, curb discrimination against residents

(Newser) - Puerto Rican driver's licenses are getting three new letters to help educate other Americans, who are overwhelming unaware of their citizenship. The New York Times reports that licenses will now have "USA" right up top, a move that aims to deter practices on the mainland that deny Puerto...

Biden's Accuser Defects to Russia
Biden's Accuser
Defects to Russia
May 31, 2023 10:00 AM CDT

Biden's Accuser Defects to Russia

Tara Reade says she finally feels 'safe,' 'heard,' and 'respected'

(Newser) - Tara Reade has defected to Russia. The woman who accuses President Biden of sexually assaulting her when she worked in his Senate office in 1993 revealed the move in a Tuesday news conference in Moscow that "lasted several hours," CNN reports. Reade spoke with Russian state media outlets...

Man Stuck in Airport for 7 Months Gets His 'Perfect Ending'

Syrian refugee Hassan Al Kontar granted Canadian citizenship, meaning a family reunion is imminent

(Newser) - Hassan Al Kontar has felt like a Canadian since the moment he arrived in British Columbia in 2018, after seven months spent in limbo in a Malaysian airport. But now it's official. The Syrian refugee who was previously granted asylum and permanent residency in Canada received his Canadian citizenship...

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