Show ft ' I ' t M I " "’( ' 'i The Herald Journal Logan Utah Thursday July 18 2002 !— A7 AW- - US cltzen applications soar since MreappUra fewer approvals : dragnet for terrorists that has detained thousands on immigration technicalities since Sept 11 accord- ing to those who work with them “People rue eager to apply for naturalization because of the problems they tun into or they have a friend who had a problem with INS" said Ismat Bayumi 37 of Dallas who works with people seeking citizenship through the Catholic Charities Bayumi an asylum seeker from Sudan became a citizen May 23 He applied in November as soon as he had completed the required five years of living legally inside the United a pprova Is £ have declined But ApmCuk cw roee months the first V during eight SffiSSCS awarded dttzenehipdnopisecL ' " WASHINGTON (AP) — The num- her of people seeking US citizen- ship has soared since the Sept 11 attacks but the goveniment — placing a greater effort oo weeding out potential terrorists — is taking longer to improve applicants The new numbers released by die Immigration and Naturalization Service reflect a changed America In the days after the attacks the government slowed the screening process because of fears of further terrorism nffieiili said Also larger numbers of immigrants are seeking the prize of citizenship — both to show their patriotism and avoid being caught in the federal ' jAppfcaMonsfcirneturaMzsIlon ’ oct- - Mw Fvaom J 33(7o6 ' I I HP SOURCE: Immlgraflan and NaturatoattonSwIc US pledge backed by protesters at court States Lisa Gonzales who admits coming to Houston illegally 12 years ago applied for citizenship on Sept 13 “On Sept 11 1 feh as American as anyone ever has” Gonzales said “This is my war too” INS officials said there were vviitnn yasi 519523 new applications for citizenship between Oct 12001 and May 312002 — 65 percent more than die 314971 applications received over the same period beginning in 2000 During May alone the Immigration and Naturalization Service received 48378 applications — 121 percent ' mote than in the previous May 21870 But even with the increase the number of people granted citizenship between October 2001 and May 2002 dropped by 10 percent from the comparable period a year earlier the oflfi- dais said Justice Department officials cite both the increase in applications and 11 directive urging a post-Secaution in the approval greater process The boost in applications means that naturalization ceremonies are now held in larger venues and that 1 dtizenship classes are packed with people eager to learn the Pledge of Allegiance and the basics of American history Since Sept 1 1 Los Angeles INS official Francisco Areaute says watching men and women grasp their dtizenship certificate is an emotional experience “It is moving There are hundreds of people crying lean of emotion because they have worked so hud to be a citizen” Areaute said “These people become the best Americans because they’ve had to sacrifice their homeland and they didn’t just inherit US citizenship” Bayumi said his workload has increased significantly in recent pt months While his application took (ml months to approve he said his cl seem to be waiting six months to 10 months on average - 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