The Trump administration has issued new directives to screen legal immigrants seeking U.S. citizenship. Applicants will now be required to display what seems to be heightened “good moral character,” ...

The Trump administration is taking steps to expand the “good moral character” test for U.S. citizenship. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has announced that officers will be told to give more ...

according to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). People seeking citizenship have to be able to prove they’ve maintained this standard for five years (or for three years if applying ...

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The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) August 2025 policy memorandum on naturalization applications demonstrates the agency’s heightened scrutiny in conferring citizenship and raises ...

Immigrants seeking citizenship status could now be denied if federal officers determine their behavior doesn't follow "societal norms," or is "frowned upon." The Trump administration is revising the ...

The Trump administration has signaled it will further scrutinize immigrants seeking U.S. citizenship by ordering authorities to double down on efforts to determine whether applicants have “good moral ...

It should be obvious why the news from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services that the agency will be focusing more on applicants’ “good moral character” is problematic. First, it follows previous ...