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Since 2000, high‑profile disruptions to U.S. naturalization ceremonies have mostly been episodic and local rather than nationwide—but the recent December 2025 wave of mass cancellations and last‑minut...
USCIS officials stopped or pulled certain people out of line at the Dec. 4 naturalization ceremony at Boston’s Faneuil Hall because the agency has paused adjudications for applicants from 19 countries...
Boston police and, in at least some incidents, private or venue security did intervene at and around Faneuil Hall: uniformed officers responded to emergency calls, investigated assaults, released susp...
USCIS has revised ceremony procedures repeatedly: its Policy Manual (12 USCIS‑PM J.5) codifies check‑in rules, facility selection and who performs check‑in and certificate presentation — including lim...
No reporting among the provided sources says arrests or criminal charges were filed after the Dec. 4 naturalization ceremony disruption at Faneuil Hall; coverage instead documents people being pulled ...
Reporting on multiple incidents shows that retailers do sometimes and publicly report thefts to — especially repeat, high-value or violent cases — but there is no comprehensive public record on how of...
Yes. Since late 2025, immigrants and state officials have filed public complaints and threatened legal responses after USCIS canceled or paused naturalization and oath ceremonies—New York Attorney Gen...
Federal authorities — specifically U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) under the Department of Homeland Security — have paused adjudication of immigration benefits and in some cases canc...