August 4, 2026 · Immigration, Detention & Civil Rights

Developing

DHS Is Weighing New Citizenship Education Standards and Letting Third Parties Give the Naturalization Test

A federal regulatory agenda entry reported on Aug. 4, 2026 shows the Department of Homeland Security is developing a rule that would establish "a framework and a standard" for how naturalization applicants meet...

August 3, 2026 · Constitutional Order & Rule of Law

Confirmed

Judge Blocks the Citizenship Agency’s Ban on Voter Registration Drives at Naturalization Ceremonies, Finding Discriminatory Intent Was Likely

U.S. District Judge Adam Abelson on Aug. 3, 2026, temporarily blocked a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services policy that barred the League of Women Voters and other nonpartisan groups from registering new citizens...

December 16, 2025 · Immigration, Detention & Civil Rights

Confirmed

Naturalization Ceremonies Canceled for Applicants From 19 Countries

Beginning in December 2025, the Trump administration abruptly canceled naturalization ceremonies for immigrants from 19 countries designated "high risk" in a December 2 Department of Homeland Security memo, pausing their...