WAMC Northeast Public Radio

First naturalization ceremony of the year in Ulster County goes "without a hitch"

Naturalization ceremonies resumed last week after the ceremonies were cancelled in Ulster, Putnam, and Dutchess counties last ...

Top DHS official calls citizenship test 'too soft' as terror attacks renew scrutiny of vetting

USCIS Director Joseph Edlow announces sweeping immigration policy changes, including tougher naturalization tests and ...

State Department slashes fee to renounce US citizenship by 80%

The State Department has slashed by about 80% the fee for Americans to formally renounce their U.S. citizenship, reducing the cost from $2,350 to $450.
WAMC Northeast Public Radio

First Ulster County naturalization ceremony of 2026 goes off 'without a hitch'

Naturalization ceremonies resumed last week after the ceremonies were cancelled in Ulster, Putnam, and Dutchess counties last ...

Here’s what’s in Trump’s SAVE America Act

President Trump’s push to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act is taking center stage this week in the Senate, where it faces an uphill battle amid unified Democratic ...

How US citizens can be denaturalized as Republicans push for change

Under the current law, denaturalization is possible but only in narrow circumstances and through the courts.

The Fundamental Lie Behind Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Supreme Court Case

In two weeks the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Trump v. Barbara, the term’s vitally important birthright ...
The New Yorker

Seeking a Second Passport

I held my bear-suit-clad two-month-old high above my head as a tired photo technician labored to take a valid passport photo. (“No smiling,” he told me. “No crying, look straight ahead.”) The precious ...