The coronavirus has halted some immigration services and postponed naturalization ceremonies, leaving many green card holders in the U.S. just short of citizenship. wamu885
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, part of the Department of Homeland Security, is the agency that manages the naturalization process. It has closed its officesto help prevent the spread of COVID-19 but has not announced when naturalization ceremonies would start again. The agency says it is still accepting applications for immigration benefits and performing"mission-essential duties that do not involve in-person contact with the public.
As a client of CARECEN, Chicas enrolled in citizenship classes funded by USCIS, the D.C. Mayor's Office on Latino Affairs and other organizations. She says she attended class on Saturdays, studying on Sundays and after work during the rest of the week. In a statement, a spokesperson for the agency says"USCIS will automatically reschedule naturalization ceremonies and naturalization candidates will receive a notice for their rescheduled ceremony by mail." Naturalization ceremonies are challenging to administer virtually or by telephone because of"statutory language" mandated by Congress, according to USCIS.
It also happens to be an election year, and, at the current rate, D.C.'s green card holders won't be able to vote in the. Chicas says she's prepared to wait as long as it takes to naturalize, knowing that the suspension of ceremonies and the associated case backlog could potentially affect her ability to vote in the November general election as well. Gittinger calls the situation a"real failure of democracy.
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