That question – rounded out with the sort of politics about American-ness that have lately absorbed the country – was at the heart of a dispute that broke out Monday during a legislative hearing about ...
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People evaluate others' moral character -- being honest, principled, and virtuous -- not simply by their deeds, but also by the context that determines how such decisions are made. Furthermore, the ...
Immigrants seeking citizenship status could now be denied if federal officers determine their behavior doesn’t follow “societal norms,” or is “frowned upon.” The Trump administration is revising the ...
On Oct. 24, Judge John P. Cronan of the Southern District of New York rendered summary judgment in favor of an applicant for a license to possess firearms who had been denied for supposed inadequate ...
The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) allows immigrant survivors of domestic violence to self-petition for legal status in the United States without relying on their abusive U.S. citizen spouses to ...
Giving individual immigration officials more discretion over what counts as "good moral character" will only complicate an already flawed system for determining who is worthy of becoming a U.S.