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Citizenship

SCOTUS rejects Trump's attempt to end birthright citizenship

  • 11 hours ago
AP Photo/Gail Burton

Federal judge bars proof of citizenship requirement to vote

  • Jun 24

DHS proposes 75% increase in fees for citizenship

  • Jun 23
Joe Raedle/Getty Images via CNN Newsource

DOJ moves to strip citizenship from 17 people in unprecedented push

  • Jun 9

It's suddenly much easier for Americans to get Canadian citizenship

  • Apr 24

SCOTUS questions Trump's bid to redefine birthright citizenship

  • Apr 1

House GOP pushes strict proof-of-citizenship requirement for voters

  • Feb 12

Additional citizenship provisions blocked in setback to Trump's order

  • Jan 31

Latest Videos

1:30

NC welcomes new citizens in July 4th in ceremony at the State Capitol

  • Jul 5, 2025
1:52

Nearly 2 dozen in the Triangle complete journey to become U.S. Citizens

  • Jul 4, 2023
1:41

Naturalization ceremony held outside State Capitol

  • Jul 4, 2023
0:24

18 Marines become new citizens aboard USS Wilmington

  • Dec 3, 2022
3:16

Immigrants realize their dream of becoming citizens at the annual naturalization ceremony

  • Jul 4, 2018
2:01

Dozens of people sorwn in as American citizens on July 4th holiday

  • Jul 21, 2017
1:23

Naturalization ceremony in Raleigh

  • Oct 15, 2015

Latest Stories

Raleigh immigration lawyer talks fallout from pause on applications for those from certain nations

The U.S. is pausing all immigration applications, such as requests for green cards, for people from 19 countries.

  • Dec 3, 2025

Raleigh father self-deports, leaves NC family of 19 years due to threat of arrest

Fidel Rivera, a husband and father who has been in the U.S. for 30 years, is one of thousands of undocumented migrants who have self-deported.

  • Oct 19, 2025
AP Photo/Alex Brandon

Trump asks Supreme Court to uphold restrictions he wants to impose on birthright citizenship

President Donald Trump's administration is asking the Supreme Court to uphold his birthright citizenship order declaring that children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily aren't American citizens.

  • Sep 27, 2025
AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

USCIS makes new changes to US citizenship test

The government is adding more questions and requirements for the naturalization test to become a U.S. citizen.

  • Sep 17, 2025
Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File

Trump says he's considering revoking Rosie O'Donnell's citizenship, reigniting decadeslong feud

President Donald Trump reignited a feud with comedian Rosie O'Donnell, taking to his Truth Social platform to write he was considering revoking her citizenship.

  • Jul 13, 2025