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Former citizenship judge charged after tests given to Toronto-area consultant

The Canadian PressMay 2, 2013 21:15
TORONTO - Citizenship and Immigration Canada is reviewing its files to determine if there is evidence of applicants obtaining their citizenship fraudulently. This follows fraud and theft charges being laid against a former citizenship judge for allegedly passing copies of citizenship exams to a Toronto-area immigration consultant. The Mounties allege copies of the tests were used so that clients of a citizenship consultant could gain citizenship without meeting the proper requirements.

Groups to underwrite 1,000 applications for U.S. citizenship

Agencia EFEApril 29, 2013 16:31
Miami, Apr 29 (EFE).- The Catholic archbishop of Miami, Thomas Wenski, announced Monday together with lawmakers and several community organizations a project to process free of charge applications for U.S. citizenship for 1,000 permanent residents. The one-day Citizenship Mega Workshop is set for June 22 and is part of the New Americans Campaign.

Kenney aiming for shortened wait times for citizenship applications

The Canadian PressApril 29, 2013 16:01
OTTAWA - Canada's immigration minister says he wants to see citizenship applications processed in 12 months or less. Jason Kenney told a Commons committee today that he is concerned about the backlog of citizenship applications in the system. At the end of 2012, there were nearly 350,000 cases in the system, almost double the number since 2007. Some applicants claim they've been waiting as long as four years to receive their citizenship when they were initially told it would take a year.

Lithuania's MP proposes to hold referendum on dual citizenship

April 12, 2013 15:48
Member of parliamentary group of the Labour Party Arturas Paulauskas collected 36 MPs signatures and registered a draft law on dual citizenship referendum. Paulauskas suggests that such referendum should be organised together with the upcoming presidential elections."Since globalization is growing, the question of dual citizenship raises a lot of discussions and negative opinions.

Mexican president grants citizenship to 178 foreigners

March 28, 2013 13:46
Mexico City, Mar 28 (EFE).- Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto attended the naturalization ceremony for 178 foreign citizens, including people from Chile, Uruguay, the Czech Republic and Morocco. "Today, they receive this certificate and with it they become proud Mexicans. The door opens for new opportunities and great expectations with it, and I am sure that each of you have this in your hearts," the president said.

UPDATE 3-Three killed, seven injured in Swiss factory shooting

February 27, 2013 07:45
(Adds detail from news conference) MENZNAU, Switzerland, Feb 27 (Reuters) - A Swiss factory worker shot two colleagues dead and injured seven more on Wednesday at a wood processing plant near the city of Lucerne, police said. The shooting was already over and the killer was dead by the time police arrived at the scene. Five of the injured were in a serious condition.

Canada eyes revoking citizenship of dual nationals tied to terror

February 6, 2013 15:46
* Reacts to news of dual national linked to Bulgarian attack * Kenney gives details on Canadian implicated in attack * Dual nationals' citizenship could be revoked for terrorism * Government opposes eliminating dual citizenship altogether By Randall Palmer

Arizona Latinos say Obama's immigration push overdue

January 29, 2013 23:45
By Tim Gaynor PHOENIX, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Student Maxima Guerrero welcomed Democratic President Barack Obama's drive to give millions of illegal immigrants like her a pathway to U.S. citizenship on Tuesday, saying it cannot come soon enough for many in the tough-on-immigration state of Arizona. "It was a good step forward," said Guerrero, 22, a student in Phoenix. But one speech will not stop deportations, which are separating some local children from their parents, who entered the country illegally, she said.
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