The saga has caused confusion for legal experts and advocates who wondered why USCIS made the initial call to cancel the ceremonies.Â
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Syracuse Housing Authority board elects developer as new board chair
Syracuse-based developer Ryan Benz was elected by fellow board members to serve as the board chair of Syracuse Housing Authority.
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Syracuse lawmakers could upend two SU-owned license plate scanners before they are installed on city property
Councilors on Monday will vote on legislation that would block Flock Safety’s privileges to operate license plate readers in Syracuse.
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Feds stop Onondaga County naturalization ceremony — and say some county courts can’t conduct them
Earlier this month, USCIS canceled a naturalization ceremony in Syracuse. Now, they say county courts don’t meet the statutory requirements to conduct them.
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SHA is increasing ‘flat rent’ each of the next three years. What does it really mean?
Some residents will be able to choose between income-adjusted rent or the new flat rent, said SHA Executive Director William Simmons.
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Sean Kirst: Centuries later, original wampum still evokes living truth of Canandaigua
At an annual remembrance, generational witnesses to the flesh-and-blood commitments of a treaty.
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The flow of foreclosed properties to Syracuse’s land bank has slowed. The city says lawmakers bear some blame.
The slow flow of properties could harm the land bank’s financial health and make it difficult to build more affordable housing.
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Onondaga County Dems put forward Nicole Watts for legislature chair after ‘a historic mandate for change’
If Democrats unanimously vote for Watts, an Onondaga County Legislature newcomer, she will be the first woman chair of the legislature in decades.
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Will Syracuse lawmakers end Flock’s ability to put license plate readers near city streets?
Two lawmakers proposed doing just that. Syracuse’s license plate reader provider has been embroiled in national controversies for much of 2025.
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Before the deportation
ICE agents came looking for a French national and the husband of a beloved Hawley-Green business owner, forcing the couple to contemplate a new, uncertain future.
