Feds to wind down certain Indiana naturalization ceremonies, block on-site voter registration

Feds to wind down some Indiana naturalization ceremonies

The federal agency that confers citizenship upon thousands of new Hoosiers annually is pulling back from naturalization ceremonies held in donated venues — to the alarm of volunteers who won’t be allowed inside the “in-house” alternatives to register prospective voters.

Feds to wind down certain Indiana naturalization ceremonies, block on-site voter registration

The federal agency that confers citizenship upon thousands of new Hoosiers annually is pulling back from naturalization ceremonies held in donated venues — to the alarm of volunteers who won’t be allowed inside the “in-house” alternatives to register prospective voters.

Feds to wind down certain Indiana naturalization ceremonies, block on-site voter registration • Indiana Capital Chronicle

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway hosts an administrative naturalization for the fourth straight year on Tuesday, May 13, 2025. New citizens, pictured in white chairs, received welcome materials complete with little jugs of milk in a nod to the Indianapolis 500 race tradition. (Casey Smith/Indiana Capital Chronicle) The federal agency that confers citizenship upon thousands of new Hoosiers annually is pulling back from naturalization ceremonies he…