Christina Tuttle

Boston October 2, 2020 0

City of Boston supports lawsuit against USCIS fee increase

On September 17, the City of Boston announced an amicus brief for a lawsuit against a policy to increase citizenship application costs and eliminate the fee waiver. Announced by Mayor Martin J. Walsh, the brief is in support of a lawsuit by Project Citizenship, a Boston nonprofit that provides free legal services to Massachusetts immigrants. The City of Boston led this amicus brief on behalf of 34 cities, counties, and municipal agencies. (*33 cities and counties + USCM + MAPC […]

Boston September 18, 2020 0

Celebrating 100 Years of Voting—But Not for Asian American Women

This August, Americans celebrated the 100 year anniversary of the 19th Amendment—an anniversary that excludes many Chinese Americans. While the 19th Amendment granted women the right to vote, many Asian American women were denied citizenship due to laws like the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act. It wasn’t until the 1952 McCarran-Walter Act that all Asian Americans could vote. This law allowed people of Asian ancestry to become citizens, thereby giving them the right to vote. Sixty-eight years later, Asian American political […]

Boston September 4, 2020 0

Citizenship Applications Encouraged Ahead of USCIS Fee Increase

By Christina Tuttle On October 2, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will increase the immigration application fee from $725 to $1,170. USCIS also plans to eliminate the fee waiver for low income residents. “We see this as just another strategy by the federal government to make citizens unwelcome in this country,” said Melanie Torres, Interim Executive Director of Project Citizenship. Project Citizenship is a nonprofit providing free legal services for 2,000 Massachusetts immigrants per year. On August 17, […]

Education August 21, 2020 0

Amid pressure to reopen, Quincy and Malden school administrators balance government and community guidance

While school administrators heed government and public health reopening guidelines, they have some flexibility in deciding between in-person, hybrid, or remote learning. Fall school instruction plans vary by district. Boston Public Schools have yet to announce reopening plans, postponing the first day of school to Sept. 21. Malden Public Schools plan a fully-remote start on Sept. 16. The Quincy Public Schools district will allow administrators at each school to decide instruction plans. These district-based decisions come as the state government […]

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