Administration cancels some naturalization ceremonies for those on travel ban list

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Source: ABC News

December 2, 2025, 1:49 PM


Some naturalization ceremonies for people that were set to be sworn in as U.S. citizens from the 19 countries that have been put on the Trump administration's new travel ban list have been placed on pause, according to multiple sources. Naturalization ceremonies scheduled for later this week were canceled for nationals from Venezuela, Iran, and Afghanistan, sources said.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services last week placed a pause on all immigration asylum cases pending a full review, following the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C.
Trump administration announces pause on asylum decisions after National Guardsmen shooting

The pause applies to approvals and denials of all form types, including final adjudications of all cases for individuals from the 19 travel ban countries.

An immigration attorney told ABC News that some people from those countries have also had their naturalization interviews cancelled without explanation.

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/US/administration-cancels-naturalization-ceremonies-travel-ban-list/story?id=128044922

[Blues Heron]

1. All because Big Balls got mugged. What a timeline to be living in

[Deuxcents]

2. How cruel. These folks go thru so much to get sworn in and out of ignorance and hatred, they're treated like this

I keep asking myself..what has happened to us and I’ve come to the conclusion that TSF has happened to us and turned everything upside down. 🤬

[fujiyamasan]

3. I'm not sure what additional vetting is needed.

These people have already had a background check run by the FBI.

It’s clear Trump, Miller, et al are using the shooting as an excuse to exclude more (mostly non Whitt) people from becoming citizens after going through the process the right way.