Several weeks after Denver’s mayor said immigrants here were denied American citizenship because of their work in the cannabis industry, President Donald Trump’s administration issued a formal policy making clear that is occurring and will continue to occur. On Friday, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services published a one-page policy, stating that “violation of federal controlled substance law, including for marijuana, remains a conditional bar to establishing good moral character for naturalization, even where that conduct would not be an offense under state law.” The policy codifies what Mayor Michael Hancock and immigration attorneys have said is occurring: Legal immigrants in Colorado seeking American citizenship are being found to have poor moral character because they work with marijuana, which is prohibited under federal law. “An applicant who is involved in certain marijuana related activities may lack good moral character if found to have violated federal law, even if such activity is not unlawful under applicable state or foreign laws,” Citizenship and Immigration Services wrote. That has frustrated Colorado politicians on the left and right.
Trump Administration Says Colorado Immigrants In Cannabis Industry Not Showing Good Moral Character
Justin Wingerter, Denver Post: Politics
Mon, 04/22/2019 - 11:47am
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