Federal immigration officials are canceling naturalization ceremonies across the country for people coming from Haiti, Iran, Sudan and other countries included in the administration’s most recent travel ban, report Jazmine Ulloa and Orlando Mayorquín of The New York Times.  

After obtaining their green cards and passing civics tests, naturalization interviews and background searches, immigrants on the verge of citizenship are left with uncertainty. "There is no time frame — nobody knows how long this is going to be," said Teresa Coles-Davila, an immigration lawyer in San Antonio. 

On Thursday, some immigrants who went to Boston’s historic Faneuil Hall for their own ceremonies were blocked, reports Sarah Betancourt of WGBH.  

"People are devastated and they’re frightened. People were plucked out of line. They didn’t cancel the whole ceremony," said Gail Breslow, executive director of Project Citizenship. 

Elsewhere regarding citizenship, the Supreme Court said Friday it will hear arguments on birthright citizenship, as Justin Jouvenal reports in The Washington Post. Read the Forum’s Q&A on the subject. 

Meanwhile, new U.S. Census Bureau data shows that the immigration share of the country’s population grew more slowly over the past decade than any decade since the 1970s—with serious implications for the nation’s future population trends, writes David J. Bier of the Cato Institute.  

We’ve been flagging this trend — and offering a solution — since 2021, including an update last year.  

Thanks for reading,  

Dan