citizenship

Pro-DACA protests

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

One of the first public acts of this new US citizen was to get arrested in support of the rights of DACA recipients.

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

Four things ordinary people can do to counter hate after Charlottesville
Woman holding up anti-Trump sign to to other women

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

What it looks like to become a US citizen in a contentious election year
Candidates for citizenship in the United States

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

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

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

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.

What's the best thing to bring on your band's tour? Proof of citizenship
Dominican students

Dominicans argue over a court ruling that strips citizenship from many born in the country

In September of 2013, a high court in the Dominican Republic ruled that Dominicans with an immigrant ancestor who came without legal papers are no longer automatically citizens — even if they were born in the country. It's a controversial decision that is creating arguments in the country and outside.

Dominicans argue over a court ruling that strips citizenship from many born in the country
Betzeida Perez Pierre was born in the Dominican Republic, as were her parents and their parents. Now she can't attend university because her Dominican citizenship has been canceled.

What happens when your government tells you you're no longer a citizen?

A court ruling in the Dominican Republic means thousands of Dominicans of Haitian descent are losing their citizenship — some of whom can trace their roots in the Dominican Republic as far back as 1929.

What happens when your government tells you you're no longer a citizen?
Eglise de Dieu, a church in Harlem, has a congregation of around 200 people, most of whom have roots in Haiti. Songs alternate between English and Haitian Creole, with Creole lyrics projected.

Here's why a court ruling in the Dominican Republic is spurring international protests

Because of a court ruling in the Dominican Republic against undocumented immigrants, nearly a quarter of a million people are finding themselves stateless. Many of them are Haitians since Haiti and the Dominican Republic share the same island. Protests have spread as far as New York.

Here's why a court ruling in the Dominican Republic is spurring international protests
An immigrant ID card from the 1920s and 30s for Rosaura Piñera, who later became a US citizen at age 100.

How amnesty gave a 100-year-old woman a new life in the US

The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 granted amnesty to some three million illegal immigrants already in the country. One of those who benefited was Rosaura Piñera, the great-grandmother of Fronteras reporter Monica Ortiz Uribe.

How amnesty gave a 100-year-old woman a new life in the US