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- For Immediate Release: December 20, 2019
- For immediate release: Dec. 10, 2019Contact: Arianna Rosales, media@ilrc.org, (408) 398-5140
- Judge Blocks DHS From Implementing Unlawful Restrictions to Citizenship and Immigration ApplicationsJudge Blocks DHS From Implementing Unlawful Restrictions to Citizenship and Immigration ApplicationsUSCIS changes to fee waiver process foreclosed citizenship for some low-income applicants and barred others from immigration opportunitiesSan Francisco, CA — Today, Judge Maxine Chesney of the Northern District of California issued a nationwide preliminary injunction barring USCIS from implementing changes that would limit access to citizenship for lawful permanent residents (green card holders), and to other immigration benefits. The ruling, issued from the bench, halts changes to the naturalization application process that would present significant barriers to citizenship for tens of thousands of non-wealthy applicants each year, and to the immigration process for many vulnerable immigrants. The USCIS rule had gone into effect on December 2.
- For Immediate Release: December 5, 2019Contact: Arianna Rosales, media@ilrc.org
- For Immediate Release: November 15, 2019Contact: Arianna Rosales, media@ilrc.org; Jackie Gonzalez, jgonzalez@sfbar.org