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TWENTYNINE PALMS — Nkundimana Binene Claude, a native of Democratic Republic of Congo and naturalized U.S. citizen, commissioned as a second lieutenant after leading his squad through a kinetic live
Fourteen trainees in Basic Military Training here raised their right hands and are now the first to complete the new streamlined naturalization process making them U.S. citizens and allowing them to graduate as American Airmen. ,
Critics say Biden’s initiative fails to stop veterans from being deported and bring back those living in exile behind enemy lines.
These Recruits Were Promised Citizenship in Exchange for Military Service. Now They Fear the US Has Forgotten Them A naturalization ceremony at the Army Community Services office on Fort Carson, Colorado, Sep. 20, 2019. (Sidnie Smith/U.S. Army) 13 Mar 2021 For a small group of young immigrants who were pitched a dream of gaining U.S. citizenship through military service, even a call home can jeopardize their status and flag them to the FBI. That's life for more than 100 would-be Americans who enlisted under the Military Accessions Vital to National Interest program. Started as a way to woo t...