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Some Passports Are Better Than Others. Here's a List of the Most Powerful Ones
Luxembourg, one of the smallest countries in Europe, tops a new passport index that analyzes factors that affect global citizens.
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‘I Feel Like I Can Be Open': Trans Migrant on Fleeing Violence, Seeking Asylum in US
A farmworker in northern New England, who is a member of two marginalized communities, is sharing a rarely heard story with NECN, aiming to open eyes to what drives some LGBTQ+ people to seek political asylum in the United States. “For as long as I can remember, I’ve known that I’ve been a man,” said Christian, through an interpreter....
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First In-Person Citizenship Ceremony Held in 18 Months
Spread out in a New Haven federal courtroom Thursday, 19 people took the oath, pledging their loyalty to the United States of America. It was the first naturalization ceremony held in person in Connecticut since March of 2020.
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The UAE Is Now Offering Citizenship to Foreigners, and the Economic Gains Could Be ‘Transformative'
Specific details of the new policy are yet to be seen, but it has the potential to spur greater investment in the UAE long term, experts say.
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Citizenship Data Is Latest Rollback of Trump Census Efforts
The U.S. Census Bureau is suspending efforts to create neighborhood-level statistics on the citizenship and age of residents, using 2020 census data
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New American Citizens Voting for the First Time: ‘It's the Least I Could Do'
Four first-time voters who just became U.S. citizens share how they’re feeling ahead of the November election. “It’s the least that I could do for this country,” said Ashley Lagat, a New York nurse who came to the U.S. from the Philippines when she was 20.
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Drive-up US Citizenship Eases Backlog, But New Threat Looms
The U.S. has resumed swearing in new citizens, but the traditional oath ceremonies aren’t the same because of the COVID-19 pandemic
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Judge: Maryland Gay Couple's Child Was US Citizen at Birth in Canada
A federal judge has ruled that the State Department must recognize that the daughter of a gay couple in Maryland has been a U.S. citizen since her birth in Canada via a surrogate last year
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New Citizens Sworn In on Friday
A man who worked as a translator for the U.S.military in Afghanistan, became a U.S. citizen in Hartford today, along with dozens of other new citizens.