Applicants seeking U.S. citizenship languish for years as the FBI conducts cumbersome records checks. Lawsuits are a result.

Proposed Law Delays Fee Increases, Promotes Government Efficiency, and Supports Services to Prepare Immigrants for Citizenship

The National Immigrant Justice Center commends Senator Barack Obama and Representative Luis Gutierrez for their leadership in introducing the Citizenship Promotion Act of 2007. This bill takes important steps to make citizenship and assimilation into American society possible for a large number of lawful permanent residents. The bill is cosponsored by Illinois Representative Jan Schakowsky.

Higher Immigration Costs Place Unfair Burden on Impoverished Immigrants

The National Immigrant Justice Center objects to the significant fee increase for naturalization applications that is expected to be announced Wednesday by U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services.

Altas Cuotas Ponen una Carga Injusta sobre los Inmigrantes De Bajos Recursos

El Centro Nacional de Justicia para Inmigrantes protesta el aumento, que se espera será anunciado el miércoles por el del Servicio de Ciudadanía e Inmigración (USCIS), de la cuota para las solicitudes de naturalización.