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Citizenship

Yessika Godoy waits in line outside a government office in Bogotá, Colombia, where she's trying to get her ID card restored.

Amid immigration crackdown, Colombia revokes national IDs for thousands of Venezuelans without warning

Immigration

The Colombian government has revoked national IDs belonging to 43,000 Venezuelan immigrants, following a sweep to root out fraudulent citizenship. Those who applied for citizenship with documents deemed insufficient now face bureaucratic, social and legal hurdles — and possible deportation.

A woman stands in silhouette against a blue sky.

Liberians hesitate to apply for permanent resident status in US over daunting process

Immigration
A helmeted head is blurry in the foreground, behind it, a line of protesters on a balcony

The problem with offers of citizenship to those fleeing Hong Kong

Global Politics
A line of soldiers in fatigues hold up their right hand

Marine vet denied entry to US for scheduled citizenship interview

Military
Pro-DACA protests

This Harvard professor became a US citizen and hours later, was in handcuffs

Global Politics
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White nationalists carry torches on the grounds of the University of Virginia, on the eve of a planned Unite The Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, US August 11, 2017. Picture taken August 11, 2017.

Four things ordinary people can do to counter hate after Charlottesville

Justice

According to civics expert Eric Liu, now is the time to take action. And no, it doesn’t involve showing up to the next white supremacist rally.

Woman holding up anti-Trump sign to to other women

What it looks like to become a US citizen in a contentious election year

Election 2016

There’s a long backlog of people who want to become citizens in order to vote in the November election. And the battle is on to get them registered by deadlines that are quickly approaching.

Candidates for citizenship in the United States

The US has come a long way since its first, highly restrictive naturalization law

Justice

If left unchanged, the country’s first law regulating the naturalization of foreign-born Americans would have made it illegal for nearly all of today’s immigrants to become American citizens. Here’s how that changed.

Jamal al-Labani, a father of three, was photographed earlier this year in Yemen's port city of Aden. He died last week after being hit by a mortar shell, and is believed to be the first US citizen killed in the current violence.

1st American believed killed in latest Yemen violence; scores more trapped

Conflict

Jamal al-Labani, who co-owned a gas station in Oakland, was trying to get his pregnant wife and young daughter out of Yemen when he was killed during fighting in the city of Aden last week.

Chhom Nimol, lead singer of Dengue Fever, became a US citizen on October 22, 2014

What’s the best thing to bring on your band’s tour? Proof of citizenship

Music

Chhom Nimol is the lead singer of the LA-based band Dengue Fever. She was born in Cambodia, but has been living in LA for the past decade or so. Now, after waiting 14 years, Nimol finally got her US citizenship and touring with the band just got a lot easier.

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