All posts tagged: Citizens

2025 shows drop in people being approved to become U.S. citizens : NPR

2025 shows drop in people being approved to become U.S. citizens : NPR

Published by Sam Flores

New U.S. citizens take part in a naturalization ceremony at Faneuil Hall in Boston on Jan. 8. Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images Stay up to date with our Politics newsletter, sent weekly. Johanan Rivera considered becoming a U.S. citizen for years, but it was never a priority. Rivera, an immigrant who still has family in Mexico, worried that naturalization would make him feel like he was losing his “Mexicanness,” and he was content to live in the United States as a permanent resident. But in February 2025, after 15 years in the United States, Rivera finally applied to naturalize. He became a U.S. citizen about a year later. “The second Trump administration came into office, and [my partner and I] wanted more certainty about being able to live in the same country,” he told NPR in an interview on the day of his March naturalization ceremony at the U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia. “It’s been the result of political change that pushed forward …

Trump’s order on birthright citizenship would harm millions, including citizens

Trump’s order on birthright citizenship would harm millions, including citizens

Published by Sam Flores

On April 1, the Supreme Court will hear arguments on one of the most consequential immigration cases in decades. At issue is whether President Trump’s executive order restricting birthright citizenship can stand. The stakes could not be higher. If the court sides with Trump, the damage will ripple far beyond undocumented immigrants. It will affect legal visa… Source link

Citizen’s Flagship Dive Watch Is on a Whale of a Sale for Amazon’s Big Spring Sale

Citizen’s Flagship Dive Watch Is on a Whale of a Sale for Amazon’s Big Spring Sale

Published by Jenni Sidey

As vacation essentials go, the perfect summer watch ranks right up there with your choicest sandals, sunglasses, and swim trunks. Not unlike the best fitness watches and the best formal watches, the right summer watch is a carefully calibrated blend of style and function, with a palette that will complement your biggest seasonal fits and a design that’s equally suited to sun and sand as kicking back on a patio. Citizen’s Promaster Dive watch delivers that to a tee, and at less than $250 during Amazon’s Big Spring Sale, you won’t have to blow your whole vacation fund just to get one. Citizen Promaster Dive Eco-Drive Watch The Japanese watchmaker has long been known for timepieces that are sturdy, stylish, and crazy affordable, with top-shelf features like Super Titanium cases and the brand’s famous Eco-Drive light-powered movements. In the past few years, however, they’ve taken things up a notch thanks to drops like the 1970s-inspired Tsuyosa (also on sale!) and their beefier Ecozilla diver (five percent off right now), both of which are deserving of …

British public’s fears of war revealed – as ex-commander issues message to citizens | UK News

British public’s fears of war revealed – as ex-commander issues message to citizens | UK News

Published by Sam Flores

Some 40% of people in the UK believe the country will be at war within five years, and more than two-thirds fear they would be unable to cope in a conflict, according to a new poll. The survey, which also found that over half of those questioned felt Britain is poorly prepared for war, was released to coincide with today’s launch of a private initiative to try to help bolster national resilience. Lady Olga Maitland, founder of an organisation called the Resilience Imperative, said: “This will be a national campaign, non-partisan and independently funded, working with a coalition of organisations across all sectors of society, informing all corners of society from individuals to the financial and business sectors, and the communities up and down the country. “We aim to inform policy debate and reinforce resolve as a cornerstone of national defence.” The Resilience Imperative is a small, donor-funded outfit. The fact it is seeking to generate wider public awareness about this topic, rather than central government, signals an emerging awareness among the UK population of …

FBI is buying location data to track US citizens, director confirms

FBI is buying location data to track US citizens, director confirms

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The FBI has resumed purchasing reams of Americans’ data and location histories to aid federal investigations, the agency’s director, Kash Patel, testified to lawmakers on Wednesday. This is the first time since 2023 that the FBI has confirmed it was buying access to people’s data collected from data brokers, who source much of their information — including location data — from ordinary consumer phone apps and games, per Politico. At the time, then-FBI director Christopher Wray told senators that the agency had bought access to people’s location data in the past but that it was not actively purchasing it. When asked by U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, Democrat of Oregon, if the FBI would commit to not buying Americans’ location data, Patel said that the agency “uses all tools … to do our mission.” “We do purchase commercially available information that is consistent with the Constitution and the laws under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act — and it has led to some valuable intelligence for us,” Patel testified Wednesday. Wyden said buying information on Americans without obtaining a …

Ukraine Seeks Release of Citizens Arrested in India Over Alleged Myanmar Drone Activity

Ukraine Seeks Release of Citizens Arrested in India Over Alleged Myanmar Drone Activity

Published by Sam Flores

By Krishna N. Das and Arpan Chaturvedi NEW DELHI, March 18 (Reuters) – Ukraine has ⁠asked ⁠New Delhi to release six of its ⁠citizens arrested in India last week for allegedly entering a restricted border state without permits, ​and crossing into neighbouring Myanmar to train anti-junta ethnic groups in drone warfare. Indian authorities arrested the six Ukrainians as well as one ‌U.S. citizen on the night of March ‌13 at three different airports. According to a court order from Monday remanding the seven in police custody until a hearing on ⁠March 27, they ⁠are accused of travelling illegally to India’s northeastern state of Mizoram, crossing into Myanmar, ​and training anti‑junta ethnic armed groups in drone warfare, as well as illegally importing large consignments of drones from Europe to Myanmar via India. Mizoram borders Myanmar’s Chin State and the country has been engulfed in civil war and a humanitarian crisis since its military overthrew the elected ​government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi in a 2021 coup. The probe of the six Ukrainians and the …

Expectations from the EU Citizens Energy Package

Expectations from the EU Citizens Energy Package

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Chris Vrettos, Senior Policy Advisor and Sara Tachelet, HR Director of REScoop, a EUSEW partner organisation, explore how the EU Citizens Energy Package will deliver community energy projects and promote clean power across the continent. Yesterday, the European Commission published its long-awaited Citizens Energy Package (CEP). The Package includes 1) a widely ambitious European goal for community energy projects (90GW by 2030), and 2) the commitment that the Commission will deliver much-needed guidance to Member States on creating regulatory frameworks and financing tools for energy communities. But, without being legally binding, will the Package live up to expectations? Connecting the legislative puzzle pieces There is a huge potential for citizen participation in the energy transition: 1 in 2 EU citizens could be producing their own energy by 2050, covering 45% of the EU’s energy demand. Crucially, these lofty goals translate into immediate, tangible benefits for EU citizens and businesses: participation in an energy community can result in yearly savings of up to €1100. Yet energy communities still struggle with the basics: an enabling regulatory framework, …

Singapore planning repatriation flight for citizens, dependents from Saudi Arabia

Singapore planning repatriation flight for citizens, dependents from Saudi Arabia

Published by Sam Flores

SINGAPORE: Singapore is planning to dispatch a repatriation flight for Singaporeans and their dependents from Saudi Arabia between Mar 10 and Mar 12.  The date and time are subject to flight approvals and the situation on the ground, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said.  “We will reach out to Singaporeans again once the details are confirmed,” MFA said in a form for Singaporeans to express interest in the repatriation flight and overland transport. Overland transport from Doha, Manama, Al Khobar and Jeddah to Riyadh for the flight will be provided one day before the flight date.  There will be no overland transport provided for travellers who are in other parts of the region.   Separate arrangements may be made for Singaporeans in Jordan and Kuwait to the decided point of embarkation, MFA said.  MFA said it would follow up with Singaporeans who indicate interest once the flight is confirmed and payment to reserve seats on the flight can be made then.  No meals will be provided on the flight. Baggage allowance will be capped …

Flights for US Citizens Stuck in Middle East Ramping Up, State Dept Says

Flights for US Citizens Stuck in Middle East Ramping Up, State Dept Says

Published by Sam Flores

WASHINGTON, March 5 (Reuters) – The U.S. State ⁠Department ⁠said on Thursday it was ⁠ramping up charter flights from the Middle East after criticism over ​the Trump administration’s planning and initial assistance to U.S. citizens trying to leave the region since the U.S.-Israeli ‌war on Iran began. The strikes ‌that began on Saturday and Iran’s retaliatory attacks on its neighbors have led to widespread airspace closures, ⁠clogging busy ⁠aviation routes throughout the region and leaving thousands stranded. Iran has fired ​missiles and drones toward U.S. diplomatic facilities in the region, leading several to be closed. On Thursday, the State Department announced the suspension of operations at the U.S. embassy in Kuwait, adding there had ​been no reported injuries to U.S. personnel.  The department, headed by Secretary of State Marco ⁠Rubio, ⁠announced on Wednesday the first ⁠U.S. government ​charter flight departed the region bound for the U.S., giving few details. “At the direction of @SecRubio, Department ​of State charter flight and ⁠ground transportation operations are underway and will continue to ramp up with additional flights and ground transports taking place …