"Local News The Trump administration is canceling naturalization ceremonies, including at Faneuil Hall, for immigrants from so called "high-risk" countries. Sen. Ed Markey introduced legislation this week meant to deliver more protections for people on the verge of gaining their citizenship. The move is a direct response to the Trump administration's efforts to cancel naturalization ceremonies for immigrants from certain countries."
"People who have naturalization ceremonies scheduled have already been thoroughly vetted and passed multiple tests on their way towards gaining citizenship. But now, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officials have been instructed to pause the process for anyone originally from what the Trump administration refers to as a "high-risk" country. Those 19 countries are Afghanistan, Burma, Burundi, Chad, Cuba, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Laos, Libya, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Togo, Turkmenistan, Venezuela, and Yemen."
""Becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen is not easy and involves an application, background checks, passing English and civics tests, and an interview," Markey said in a statement. "For those who get over those high hurdles, the naturalization and oath-taking ceremony represents an enormous achievement and the final step in the path to making America their home. The Trump administration has no right to deny it to those who have followed the rules, done the work, and been approved for citizenship.""
The Trump administration is canceling naturalization ceremonies, including at Faneuil Hall, for immigrants from 19 countries labeled 'high-risk.' Four people were directly prevented from attending previously scheduled ceremonies in Faneuil Hall. People with scheduled ceremonies have been thoroughly vetted, passed multiple tests, and cleared interviews before approval. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officials have been instructed to pause final naturalization for anyone originally from those designated countries. The list includes Afghanistan, Burma, Burundi, Chad, Cuba, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Laos, Libya, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Togo, Turkmenistan, Venezuela, and Yemen. Sen. Ed Markey introduced legislation to provide additional protections for applicants and received support from Project Citizenship.
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