An Ohio doctor has been convicted of naturalization fraud after lying on his Form N-400 application and during a USCIS interview, concealing a prior guilty plea for attempting to poison his pregnant girlfriend. He now faces up to 10 years in prison and possible denaturalization.
An Italian national in Florida faces federal charges for voting by an alien in the 2024 general election and allegedly lying about it on a naturalization application. If convicted on all counts, Andrea Catanese could face up to 10 years in prison.
USCIS data for FY2026 Q3 shows over 742,000 N-400 naturalization applications pending nationwide, with cities like Houston, Dallas, and San Jose among the highest backlogs. See how wait times break down by field office.
USCIS data for Q2 FY2026 reveals over 660,000 N-400 naturalization applications currently pending, offering a detailed breakdown by case status, naturalization category, and field office location that applicants and practitioners will want to review closely.
USCIS’s FY2026 Q1 data shows more than 620,000 pending naturalization applications, with 252,190 new filings far outpacing 147,200 approvals and an 11% denial rate. Processing disparities across major offices, including slower approval ratios in Texas, may affect citizenship timelines nationwide.
A new DHS proposed rule would eliminate the N-400 fee waiver and reduced fee options currently available to naturalization applicants, requiring most applicants to pay the full filing cost if finalized, while military members would remain exempt under existing statutes.
