Marriage used to be a glide path to citizenship. Now there are more speed bumps
Immigration Marriage used to be a glide path to citizenship. Now there are more speed bumps July 6, 20265:00 AM ET Ximena Bustillo People wave U.S. flags to celebrate becoming U.S. citizens after taking the oath of allegiance during a naturalization ceremony in Boston in January 2025. The Trump administration's sweeping effort to slow down the rate of legal migration has affected a group traditionally immune from such efforts: spouses of U.S. citizens.
- ▪Immigration Marriage used to be a glide path to citizenship.
- ▪Now there are more speed bumps July 6, 20265:00 AM ET Ximena Bustillo People wave U.S. flags to celebrate becoming U.S. citizens after taking the oath of allegiance during a naturalization ceremony in Boston in January 2025.
- ▪The Trump administration's sweeping effort to slow down the rate of legal migration has affected a group traditionally immune from such efforts: spouses of U.S. citizens.
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Immigration Marriage used to be a glide path to citizenship. Now there are more speed bumps July 6, 20265:00 AM ET Ximena Bustillo People wave U.S. flags to celebrate becoming U.S. citizens after taking the oath of allegiance during a naturalization ceremony in Boston in January 2025. Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images Stay up to date with our Politics newsletter, sent weekly. The Trump administration's sweeping effort to slow down the rate of legal migration has affected a group traditionally immune from such efforts: spouses of U.S. citizens.
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