Trump Admin Sued by Green Card Holders Over Stagnated Citizenship Decisions

news.law April 30, 2026

Fourteen green card holders are suing the federal government over being denied the ability to naturalize as U.S. citizens, despite meeting all the requirements. They want a judge to intervene and order government officials to schedule their naturalization ceremonies.

All of the individuals are permanent residents, originally from Haiti, Venezuela and Côte d’Ivoire. They are all eligible to naturalize: They are lawful permanent residents and have gone through the application process, and are clients of Project Citizenship, a Boston-based immigrant legal services nonprofit

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