U.S. Citizenship | Hola America News https://holaamericanews.com The Midwest's Latino News Source Fri, 13 Feb 2026 20:18:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 https://holaamericanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/cropped-favicon-32x32.png U.S. Citizenship | Hola America News https://holaamericanews.com 32 32 40 people become U.S. citizens at naturalization ceremony at Iowa Capitol https://holaamericanews.com/40-people-become-u-s-citizens-at-naturalization-ceremony-at-iowa-capitol/ Fri, 13 Feb 2026 20:06:33 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=35247 By Nick El Hajj, Des Moines Register Beneath the Iowa State Capitol rotunda, 40 people from 20 countries raised their right hands, pledged allegiance to the United States and became […]

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]]> ‘It’s a relief’: 53 children now US citizens after Iowa State Fair ceremony https://holaamericanews.com/its-a-relief-53-children-now-us-citizens-after-iowa-state-fair-ceremony/ Wed, 13 Aug 2025 20:46:42 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=32492 By Kate Kealey, Des Moines Register Thoughts of nerves and excitement swirled in Queen Hangi’s mind ahead of her citizenship ceremony at the Iowa State Fair. The 14-year-old stood up […]

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]]> Iowa secretary of state asks lawmakers for new tools to check voters’ citizenship https://holaamericanews.com/iowa-secretary-of-state-asks-lawmakers-for-new-tools-to-check-voters-citizenship/ Mon, 24 Feb 2025 16:26:48 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=29045 By Stephen Gruber-Miller, Des Moines Register Des Moines, IA-Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate is seeking to avoid a repeat of the chaotic weeks leading up to the 2024 election […]

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]]> USCIS Reverts to the 2008 Version of the Naturalization Civics Test https://holaamericanews.com/uscis-reverts-to-the-2008-version-of-the-naturalization-civics-test/ Tue, 23 Feb 2021 19:16:05 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=13610 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced today it is reverting to the 2008 version of the naturalization civics test beginning March 1, 2021.   On Dec. 1, 2020, USCIS implemented a […]

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]]> Cesar Vargas, New York’s First Undocumented Attorney, Finally Becomes A U.S. Citizen “What A Journey!” https://holaamericanews.com/cesar-vargas-new-yorks-first-undocumented-attorney-finally-becomes-a-u-s-citizen-what-a-journey/ Fri, 19 Feb 2021 04:03:49 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=13580 On February 17 Cesar Vargas, New York’s first undocumented attorney, took the naturalization oath of allegiance and finally became a United States Citizen.   Vargas’ citizenship marks the culmination of […]

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]]> Harder U.S. Citizenship Test Puts Pressure On Educators https://holaamericanews.com/harder-u-s-citizenship-test-puts-pressure-on-educators/ Sat, 12 Dec 2020 16:34:06 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=12910 By Kassidy Arena, Iowa Public Radio News The test immigrants needed to ace to become a U.S. citizen has been replaced with a longer and more complicated version. This move […]

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]]> Iowa Cubs host Naturalization Ceremony at Principal Park https://holaamericanews.com/iowa-cubs-host-naturalization-ceremony-at-principal-park/ Thu, 17 Sep 2020 19:21:03 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=12017 On Thursday, September 17 — Constitution Day — the United States Citizenship and Immigration services, Des Moines Field Office, held a naturalization ceremony with the Southern District of Iowa, Des […]

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]]> Trump administration to raise naturalization application fees by $500 https://holaamericanews.com/trump-administration-to-raise-naturalization-application-fees-by-500/ Sat, 01 Aug 2020 18:56:59 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=11614 Trump administration is set to increase the fees for different immigration and work applications. The Naturalization application  will receive the biggest fee increase of more than 80%.   After a nine […]

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