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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Functions and Funding

Congressional Research Service report

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Dec 10, 2025
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What prompted the interruption of the Dec. 4 naturalization ceremony at Faneuil Hall?

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...

Jan 19, 2026
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Could the FBI or CIA find out which members of Congress held and or currently hold dual citizenship? Or is there any other agency that can

Federal records about naturalization and foreign births exist across agencies but no public, centralized roster of which members of Congress hold or have held dual citizenship; attempts to collect or ...

Dec 2, 2025
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What are the main refugee resettlement pathways for Somalis to the US in 2025?

The traditional U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) — long the main formal route for Somalis to resettle in the United States — was indefinitely paused by a January 2025 executive order, though ca...

Jan 17, 2026

Which U.S. agencies and programs managed Somali refugee resettlement in 2025?

In 2025, Somali refugee resettlement was managed through the traditional U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) architecture—led overseas by the State Department’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and...

Jan 12, 2026

How do immigration agencies track (or fail to track) cases involving claims of U.S. citizenship?

Immigration agencies maintain multiple public and internal systems to record and surface claims of U.S. citizenship, but those systems are fragmented, unevenly transparent, and subject to policy shift...

Nov 18, 2025

Are there legal or community resources that provide verification or help if ICE questions my citizenship status?

If ICE questions your citizenship, federal agencies and immigrant-rights groups point to a mix of official guidance, investigatory protocols, and community “know your rights” resources that can help y...