Get Organized for your U.S. Citizenship Interview

Teacher Patricia Hernandez and Teacher Jennifer Gagliardi talk about getting organized for your U.S. Citizenship Interview. These tips are for everyone, especially those hose eligibility is based on marriage to a U.S. citizen. We also talk about recent immigration news, encourage everyone to complete their Census, and advocate for alternative funding for USCIS.

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USCIS responds to a judge's order to stop the increase of the citizenship fee from $725 to $1170 on October 2.

CNN reported Tuesday night that a Federal judge blocked attempt to hike naturalization fees by 80%. The fee hike was supposed to go up on Oct.2. See the details at https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/29/politics/naturalization-fees-judge/index.html

USCIS Response to Preliminary Injunction of Fee Rule

https://www.uscis.gov/news/news-releases/uscis-response-to-preliminary-injunction-of-fee-rule

Judge Blocks Trump’s Ban on Foreign Workers

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/01/us/foreign-workers-visas-h-1b-trump.html

Trump Virtually Cuts Off Refugees as He Unleashes a Tirade on Immigrants

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/01/us/politics/trump-refugees.html

NPR: Hansi Lo Wang

Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) is a national correspondent for NPR based in New York City. He reports on the people, power and money behind the 2020 census.

https://www.npr.org/people/177498291/hansi-lo-wang

Visa Appointment Wait Times

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/wait-times.html

Websites of U.S. Embassies, Consulates, and Diplomatic Missions

https://www.usembassy.gov/