Is military service the only way for a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants – PB/TK
Immigrants Who Join The Military Can Still Become Citizens, Defense Department Says – By
Even though President Donald Trump has tried to ban certain immigrants from traveling to the U.S. and was going forward with plans for a border wall, he and the Department of Defense will not disallow noncitizens from serving the military or hindering possible citizenship as a reward for service.
Trump railed against undocumented immigrants throughout his successful presidential campaign but still said he was open to the Pentagon’s long-running program that offered legal status for military service.
There has been no change to that policy and there wasn’t expected to be one, a Defense Department official said recently.
“Today’s service members are eligible for expedited citizenship under a July 2002 executive order and the military services have worked closely with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to streamline citizenship processing for service members,” Lt. Col. Myles Caggins said in an email to Fox News last week. “Law ensures that the sacrifice of noncitizens during a time of national need is met with an opportunity for early citizenship, to recognize their contribution and sacrifice.”
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