The Trump administration is signaling it will more heavily scrutinize applications filed by legal immigrants seeking American citizenship, in its latest effort to tighten access to U.S. immigration ...

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the federal agency overseeing the country's legal immigration system, has directed its officers to apply a tougher and more comprehensive ...

In an effort to tighten access to U.S. immigration benefits, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced a major policy shift, restoring a stricter and more comprehensive ...

The Trump administration is expanding the requirement for immigrants who are hoping to become US citizens to display “good moral character,” in a move that some immigration lawyers denounced as a ...

Green-card holders applying for U.S. citizenship are required to demonstrate good moral character (GMC), a key eligibility criterion under U.S. immigration law. Recent updates from U.S. Citizenship ...

The Trump administration introduced a stricter, "holistic" review for U.S. citizenship applicants. Reviews weigh community ties, work history, and finances while expanding disqualifying factors. Polls ...

A new directive issued by the Department of Homeland Security orders U.S. Customs and Immigration Services (USCIS) officers to go far beyond statutory requirements and judge applicants for entry and ...

Immigration officers have been ordered by the Trump administration to apply a more holistic assessment of "good moral character" when deciding on naturalization applications, according to a U.S.

A Colombian immigrant studies ahead of her citizenship exam at a USCIS office in New York City on May 30, 2013. Reporter Putin brushes off Trump's push for peace, why a Texas Democrat is locked in the ...