Immigration Appeals Board's April 24 Decision and Key Changes Dreamer Families Should Know A woman living in El Paso, Texas, who married a U.S. citizen, received notification that her deportation proceedings had been halted by an immigration judge. This decision to stop deportation proceedings is called a termination. It's a process where an immigration judge decides, “This person does not need to be deported,” and closes the case. Her name is Catalina “Xochitl” Santiago. She came to the U.S. from Mexico with her parents when she was a child.
Amidst delays in citizenship application processing and a more rigorous exam, a mother shopping at a Flushing supermarket pauses at the checkout counter. Inside her bag is her green card, which she received a long time ago. If she received it in 1995, it's been nearly 30 years. Her child brought up the N-400 citizenship application again a few days ago. “Let's do it this time.” The words were simple, but for the mother, it wasn't a simple matter. Applying for citizenship involves a document
