On Constitution Day and Citizenship Day, NPNA and Congressional Champions Vow to Defend Our Constitutional Rights
WASHINGTON, D.C. — This Constitution Day and Citizenship Day, the National Partnership for New Americans (NPNA), Representative Delia Ramirez (IL), and Senators Mazie Hirono (HI) and Ed Markey…
AILA, NALEO Educational Fund, National Partnership for New Americans, Citizenshipworks, and the New Americans Campaign to Celebrate 21 Years of AILA Citizenship Day
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund, the National Partnership for New Americans (NPNA), Citizenshipworks (a…
NPNA Marks Citizenship Month with Call to Protect Access to Naturalization, Legal Pathways
WASHINGTON, D.C. — This Citizenship Month, in the face of sweeping efforts from the White House to undermine access to citizenship and legal immigration, the National Partnership for…
NPNA Launches “Together We Are America, and Together We Vote” Nationwide Campaign to Unite Naturalized Citizens, Voters with Immigrant Parents, and Allies at the Ballot Box
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, the National Partnership for New Americans (NPNA) launched the Together We Are America campaign—a nationwide effort to encourage naturalized citizens and allies to stand together, show up…
Amid Attacks on Due Process, Campaign Forges Ahead to Introduce a Bill to Ensure Legal Representation for All People Facing Deportation
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Senator Adam Schiff (CA) reintroduced the Fairness to Freedom Act—landmark legislation that would establish a right to legal representation for anyone facing deportation. This legislation…
NPNA: The Senate Must Choose Accountability over Expediency
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Partnership for New Americans (NPNA) denounces the latest Continuing Resolution funding package, which cleared the House of Representatives and now heads to the…
No Accountability + Endless Taxpayer Money = ICE’s Rising Death Toll
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Partnership for New Americans (NPNA) is beyond outraged by the murder of Johan Sebastián Guerrero, a 25-year-old Colombian husband and father who was…
Silent Surges, Screaming Consequences: Advocates Demand Swift Accountability for ICE’s Deadly Houston Shooting, Thousands of Families Separated
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday’s fatal shooting of Houstonian Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by ICE is the latest proof that the agency continues to terrorize immigrant communities with total impunity.…
On America’s 250th, We Reclaim the American Dream: Lawmakers and Advocates Unveil Resolution for Immigrant Inclusion
WASHINGTON, D.C. — As we prepare to commemorate America's 250th anniversary, we commend Representative Delia Ramirez (IL-03) and Senator Ed Markey (MA) for joining advocates to honor the…
SCOTUS Upholds “Citizenship, then and now, was the right to have rights—to freely participate in our community.” Advocates Vow to Advance Full Inclusion.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) upheld birthright citizenship, ruling that all children born in the United States are…
National Partnership for New Americans: SCOTUS’ Inhumane Rulings on TPS and Asylum Will Cause “Mass Cruelty”
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, in a further attack on lawful immigration pathways, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) issued two reckless rulings: Mullin v. Al Otro…
Priced Out of Citizenship: Proposed 75% Fee Increases to Naturalization Aim to Decrease Representative Participation in our Democracy
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) continues its attacks on lawful immigration pathways by issuing a new proposed rule to hike naturalization fees by…
On the ballot in the US midterms: Economy (opens in a new tab)
New voters to play key role in Arizona midterms (opens in a new tab)
Newly naturalized citizens could sway elections in key states (opens in a new tab)
The number of immigrants who became U.S. citizens in Georgia, Arizona, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Florida between fiscal years 2016 and 2020 is greater than the 2020 presidential margin…
Hundreds of thousands of Texas’ newly naturalized citizens could swing upcoming elections (opens in a new tab)
Biden budget accelerates shift from Trump policies on immigration (opens in a new tab)
President Biden’s annual budget proposal would substantially increase funds for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) while further taking the agency away from the enforcement-heavy policies imbued into it by…
Biden ends Trump-era asylum curbs amid border-region Democrat backlash (opens in a new tab)
Joe Biden will next month end a controversial pandemic-related expulsion policy that effectively closed America’s asylum system at its border with Mexico, it was announced on Friday.
On the ballot in the US midterms: Economy (opens in a new tab)
New voters to play key role in Arizona midterms (opens in a new tab)
Newly naturalized citizens could sway elections in key states (opens in a new tab)
The number of immigrants who became U.S. citizens in Georgia, Arizona, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Florida between fiscal years 2016 and 2020 is greater than the 2020 presidential margin…
Hundreds of thousands of Texas’ newly naturalized citizens could swing upcoming elections (opens in a new tab)
Biden budget accelerates shift from Trump policies on immigration (opens in a new tab)
President Biden’s annual budget proposal would substantially increase funds for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) while further taking the agency away from the enforcement-heavy policies imbued into it by…
Biden ends Trump-era asylum curbs amid border-region Democrat backlash (opens in a new tab)
Joe Biden will next month end a controversial pandemic-related expulsion policy that effectively closed America’s asylum system at its border with Mexico, it was announced on Friday.
Biden spending plan ‘not good enough’ on immigration: Advocates (opens in a new tab)
Washington, DC – Legislators in the US House of Representatives this month advanced President Joe Biden’s ambitious $1.75-trillion domestic spending plan, which aims to expand the nation’s social safety net and…
She came to the U.S. from Mexico 44 years ago. On Tuesday, she voted for the first time. (opens in a new tab)
Forty-four years since emigrating from Mexico for a farming job, Rutilia Ornelas decided to apply for citizenship this year for one purpose: to vote for the Democratic presidential…
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