As of March 31, more than 7,600 Connecticut immigrants were stuck in a backlog of pending cases.
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Line of immigrants seeking citizenship grows as feds grapple with backlog
More immigrants in Connecticut are applying for citizenship, creating a backlog that has led the federal government to send some applicants to New York to process their cases. Advocates say the backlog is, in part, caused by a deliberate slowdown aimed at discouraging new citizens from joining the ranks of fellow Americans.
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Blumenthal presses probe of White House official for alleged neo-Nazi ties
WASHINGTON – Now that Steve Bannon is gone, Sen. Richard Blumenthal and two other Democratic senators are renewing their calls for federal officials to investigate a Bannon ally who still works at the White House, counterterrorism advisor Sebastian Gorka.