Posted on October 30, 2020 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
As of the second week of October, thousands of U.S. resident have been prevented from become U.S. citizens in time to meet their states’ voter registration deadlines, thus barring them from voting in the election. As a response, the Immigrant Legal Resource Center and Boundless Immigration published a special report which calls for USCIS to commit to the “expeditious procession of naturalization adjudications.” If USCIS commits to this, approximately 300,000 newly naturalized citizens would be able to vote in the election.
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Posted on June 9, 2020 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
In response to the coronavirus pandemic, all naturalization ceremonies and interviews have stopped, and USCIS has not indicated that it will consider any remote alternatives. So far, tens of thousands of immigrants have been affected, and postponed ceremonies and interviews continue to pile up. For each day USCIS remains closed, 2100 immigrants will run out of time to vote in this year’s election. Advocates have noted that there is no reason why ceremonies and interviews cannot happen via video conferencing, since many other government processes do.
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Posted on May 11, 2020 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
On Wednesday, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Kansas cannot require proof of citizenship, such as an original birth certificate or passport, to register to vote. The court ruled against the state because it was unable to prove that the law was necessary to prevent voter fraud, especially since the law disenfranchised more than 30,000 legitimate voters.
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Posted on May 8, 2015 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
An alien who has voted in an election involving candidates for Federal office in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 611(a) (2012) is removable under section 237(a)(6)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(6)(A) (2012), regardless of whether the alien knew that he or she was committing an unlawful act by voting.
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Posted on May 8, 2015 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
An alien who has voted in an election involving candidates for Federal office in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 611(a) (2012) is removable under section 237(a)(6)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(6)(A) (2012), regardless of whether the alien knew that he or she was committing an unlawful act by voting.
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