The test that most adult immigrants to the United States take to become citizens may become significantly more difficult, the Trump administration said recently, according to Time. "The test is too easy... We need to make it a little harder... We're going to make the test harder...
The Trump administration is reinstating the long-defunct practice of neighborhood checks for immigrants applying for U.S. citizenship, CBS News reports. The checks involve interviews with neighbors and co-workers of citizenship applicants by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) officers. They are intended to…
The Trump administration will soon begin changing the test for U.S. citizenship. The new head of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) says the current test is too easy, NewsNation reports. President Donald Trump called naturalization “one of the most precious gifts ever given by the hands of…
US President Donald Trump and his administration have hinted that they may consider stripping not only Elon Musk of his US citizenship, but also Zohran Mamdani, a Democratic candidate for mayor of New York City, Al Jazeera reports. Trump has threatened to arrest Zohran Mamdani,…
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it has updated the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program to provide state and local authorities with expanded capabilities to verify an individual’s immigration status. The update adds a new feature to the program that allows…
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is pushing the idea of a reality show in which immigrants would compete against each other “for the honor of receiving a fast track to U.S. citizenship,” the Daily Mail reports. The idea is outlined in a 35-page presentation on the project prepared in coordination with the department’s director.…
On January 20, President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at ending the practice of granting US citizenship by birth. Today, it is automatically granted to anyone born in the country, the BBC reports. And it is not so easy to cancel this right, because it is written in…
President-elect Donald Trump has said he wants to end birthright citizenship on his first day in office next month. But that decision could pose serious problems, Politico reports. Trump, without going into detail, suggested that…
More and more immigrants are calling the United States home. Many have become U.S. citizens through naturalization, making them eligible to vote in the November 2024 presidential election. The number of naturalized citizens is growing as the federal government processes applications for citizenship…
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will celebrate Constitution Day and Citizenship Day (or Constitution Week) with hundreds of naturalization ceremonies across the country. During Constitution Week, USCIS will welcome more than 17 new U.S. citizens at 000 naturalization ceremonies held across the country.