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.

The Indianapolis Public Library’s Central Library regularly hosts U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) ceremonies in its expansive auditorium, but after scarcely a month’s notice, its last will be next week.