Citizenship / Naturalization and the N-400 Application

By:  Richard Hanus, Esq. February 17, 2024 Far too often, highly imperfect voter registration processes create moments of government assisted immigration suicide, whether it leads to a denied application for lawful permanent resident status ("Green Card") or U.S. citizenship or even the commencement of removal proceedings aka deportation proceedings.  The good news is that in many cases, all is not lost and a solution for non-citizens facing a seeming immigration dead-end may be available. The doom a noncitizen may face in this context is rooted in the coming together of two realities at play in our society: 1) federal legislation imposing [...]

By:  Richard Hanus, Esq. Published August 22, 2021 Are you thinking about applying for U.S. citizenship? You're far from alone. The United States has long been recognized as a country that boasts plenty of opportunities and as a safe place for families to grow and thrive. That said, the process required to get into the United States has many legal requirements before you're admitted into the country as a citizen. If you don't know what you're getting into, you could quickly get yourself confused during the process. Luckily, this process becomes much easier when you know what to expect. This helpful [...]

By:  Richard Hanus, Esq. Published May 29, 2021 What do you get when you combine a motor voter system that too easily registers non-citizens to vote and federal laws that impose extreme immigration consequences for unsuspecting, inadvertent registrants and voters?  I call it government assisted immigration suicide.  Sounds hyperbolic, I know.  But it’s the best way to describe how well intended laws designed to make voter registration quick and easy can also make life miserable for immigrants who mistakenly get registered and as a result, are denied green cards or U.S. citizenship  and sometimes even face deportation.  In recent days however, the U.S. [...]