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17 SEPTEMBER 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: INSANULLAN ANWARY, originally from Afghanistan, holds his son during a naturalization ceremony at Principal Park, a minor league baseball stadium in downtown Des Moines. About 75 people from 32 countries were naturalized as US citizens Thursday. It was the last citizenship ceremony in Des Moines before citizenship fees dramatically increase. Starting Oct. 2, the fee to apply for U.S. citizenship will increase from $640 to $1,160 if filed online, or $ 1,170 in paper filing, a more than 80% increase in cost. Advocates for immigration are afraid the new fees will be too expensive for many immigrants and say it's an effort by the Trump Administration to limit the number of new citizens welcomed into the United States. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been dramatic slow down in the number of naturalization ceremonies this year. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ

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17 SEPTEMBER 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: INSANULLAN ANWARY, originally from Afghanistan, holds his son during a naturalization ceremony at Principal Park, a minor league baseball stadium in downtown Des Moines. About 75 people from 32 countries were naturalized as US citizens Thursday. It was the last citizenship ceremony in Des Moines before citizenship fees dramatically increase. Starting Oct. 2, the fee to apply for U.S. citizenship will increase from $640 to $1,160 if filed online, or $ 1,170 in paper filing, a more than 80% increase in cost. Advocates for immigration are afraid the new fees will be too expensive for many immigrants and say it's an effort by the Trump Administration to limit the number of new citizens welcomed into the United States. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been dramatic slow down in the number of naturalization ceremonies this year. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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