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US mistakenly grants citizenship to 858 immigrants who had pending deportation orders

Alicia A. Caldwell, reporter, Washington, for breaking the news that more than 850 immigrants were granted citizenship despite a pending deportation order. The story got broad play across websites, and also was tweeted and retweeted for several days as lawmakers called on the Obama administration to fully review the cases. http://read.bi/2dre8CQ

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