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UPDATE: In response to our class-action lawsuit, a federal court on August 25, 2020, ruled that the Trump administration can't deny U.S. military members the path to citizenship long promised to them by Congress.


Non-citizens have enlisted in the U.S. military in large numbers throughout our nation’s history, serving in the Revolutionary War and in every major conflict since the founding of the republic. They continue to make up a significant number of those fighting in today’s wars. Between 2011 and 2015, there was an average of about 10,000 non-citizens serving in the Army per year. The Department of Defense estimates that approximately 5,000 green card holders enlist in the military every year.

For more than 200 years, Congress has recognized the critical role non-citizens play in the military by promising them an expedited path to citizenship. Since 1952, that promise has been reflected in a provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act, which provides that any non-citizen who has served honorably in the U.S. military during a period of armed conflict may naturalize, regardless of their immigration status or length of residence in the United States. By waiving the typical requirements for naturalization, Congress intended for non-citizens to apply to naturalize almost immediately upon entering service and prior to deployment. Since 9/11, over 100,000 non-citizens have taken this expedited path to citizenship to naturalize on the basis of their military service.

The government’s 2017 policy deprives non-citizen service members of the path to citizenship promised by Congress and that they have earned through honorable military service.

The 2017 policy is part of the Trump administration’s broader assault on immigrants, including those serving in the military. The government has specifically targeted immigrant service members through policies designed to deter them from enlisting. Several of our clients were also subjected to this policy and had to endure months, in some cases years, of waiting before they could ship to basic training and begin their service. Once enlisted, they and thousands of other immigrant service members must wait again, under the policy they’re now challenging, to become citizens. ICE has also ramped up its deportation of veterans, disregarding policies that require the agency to consider military service in immigration cases.

The promise of citizenship Congress made to non-citizen service members is not just an important recruitment tool. It is a moral imperative embedded in our history, values, and laws. If you are willing to make the ultimate sacrifice for America, you are — and should be — entitled to be an American.

LordReed:
Is there something wrong with your eyes? I didn't mention anything about DNC hack so why are you quoting me and responding with it?

It's their strategy, my Lord, to keep responding off topic to change the narative with alternative 'facts'. They are like religious people on steroids.

CoronaVirusRelo:
BREAKING: Immediately following report that majority of troops oppose Trump, Trump administration orders armed service newspaper publishing since Civil War to shut down within four weeks.

"...the Pentagon delivered an order to shutter the Stars and Stripes, a newspaper that has been a lifeline and a voice for American troops since the Civil War."

He must think he is king trump. He already stripped it of funding in July but I'm certain veterans will fight back and keep it going.

LordReed:
So in your own alternative facts world Trump fought in the Vietnam war? LoL.

Where have I ever said that?

Is this man not ashamed of all his numerous lies. Many times when he opens his mouth, it's fog of lies that comes out of it.

CoronaVirusRelo:
Coming from a wannabe Lagos-Ibadan expressway Republican pauper


Its glaring you not intuned with happenings and timelines and I will just allow you wallow in that cesspit.


Your Lord , with his Press secretary are presently on their toes because of what you call fake.

Coming from an ignorant sonoflincoln wannabe, I'll bother about your opinion when you provide evidence or mention genuine sources to back your fake news, till then I'll allow you wallow in your ignorance. Every human being who was involved and spoken out have called it a lie, Even John Bolton who is no fan of Trump says The Atlantic story is fake news but wannabe democrat paupers prefer believing in fake anonymous sources.

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CoronaVirusRelo:
The opening to the much-discussed Atlantic article, and the same events as described in John Bolton's memoir.

John Bolton has come out to say that the Atlantic story is fake news, stop trying to use his name to back your fake news

Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic says his senior administration and military anonymous "sources" didn't want to be named to do the risk of mean tweets.

LMAO.

He made it all up.

Even CNN isn't fully buying into the Atlantic disinformation article. Gets a mention and not much more on their site. Too ridiculous even for their viewers.

The story is so fake that fake news was trending on Twitter because of it.

Trump has done more for the U.S. military than any president in American history.

I'm old enough to remember Democrats and the MSM being enraged that Trump wanted to have a parade honoring the military heroes in Washington.

Trump has delivered peace in the Middle East, so the corrupt media is busy creating fiction to avoid reporting on it.

The liberal media propaganda war is in full swing. They will say anything about Trump. Absolutely anything. Journalists believe lying to help defeat him in this election is the *ethical* thing to do. Disgusting.

The media are simply the PR wing for the Biden campaign at this point

The dumpster media in the last 24 hours alone.

ATLANTIC: “LoserGate” Hoax from only anonymous sources, contradicted by multiple on-the-record eyewitnesses AND FOIA records AND testimony of multiple vets/families who’ve met Trump in private AND even John Bolton!!

VICE: Granted an interview to Portland Antifa terrorist/murderer who killed an unarmed Trump supporter. They allowed him to ridiculously claim he did it in inself-defense” of “people of color” and they didn't even condemn his actions. That terrorist has been killed in a shootout with police. Shame on Vice

The bunker baby doesn't know what it means to serve. Trump's family is that of a generation of cowards.

WH Press Sec. McEnany says "The liberal activists at The Atlantic" are "only interested in peddling conspiracy-laden propaganda," then leaves without taking questions.

New York Times: Another article on the same Antifa terrorist/murderer who has been killed in a police shoot out!. They focused on attacking the victim, and used another felon as a source to paint the Antifa murderer as a peacemaker who was trained in “de-escalation” and a “security” expert. The liberal media is a disgusting

CoronaVirusRelo:
WH Press Sec. McEnany says "The liberal activists at The Atlantic" are "only interested in peddling conspiracy-laden propaganda," then leaves without taking questions.

She said all there is to be said on that fake news story. The liberal activists at The Atlantic are only interested in peddling conspiracy-laden propaganda. END OF STORY

Bluebyrd:
Where have I ever said that?

One of the things in the list was the fact that Trump didn't go to Vietnam and you said its a lie so in your alternative facts world Trump went to Vietnam is the implication. Either that or you actually care to make an effort to actually go through the list.

budaatum:
It's their strategy, my Lord, to keep responding off topic to change the narative with alternative 'facts'. They are like religious people on steroids.

LMAO! They have to be on some kinda drug.

CoronaVirusRelo:
WH Press Sec. McEnany says "The liberal activists at The Atlantic" are "only interested in peddling conspiracy-laden propaganda," then leaves without taking questions.

Kaleigh McEnany is a Savage boss. She doesn't waste time on fools, she just drops the truth on them like bombs and walks out of the place like a boss lady.

LordReed:
One of the things in the list was the fact that Trump didn't go to Vietnam and you said its a lie so in your alternative facys world Trump went to Vietnam is the implication. Either that or you actually care to make an effort to actually go through the list.

I didn't mention anything specifically, there were too many lies in your list that I didn't bother finishing it.

Kachills:
Kaleigh McEnany is a Savage boss. She doesn't waste time on fools, she just drops the truth on them like bombs and walks out of the place like a boss lady.

Whats the bomb here she dropped? And how dare you call the whole press fools? She made an allegation and could have clarified with her colleagues.
Let me tell you the truth, she new they were armed on the subject.

Jared Kushner and almost every Republican is out there debunking same news.

Them being on their toes cos of a faux tells alot.

If it might interest you, Biden is leading Trump in Texas, +3!

Democrats passed SB 145 in California. That means an adult having sex with a 14-year-old isn’t considered a sex offender and there’s no requirement for them to be registered as a sex offender.

Pedophilia is being normalized in the culture AND state legislature.

This is highly disturbing.