The Trump Administration is introducing more stringent criteria for assessing “good moral character” in U.S. citizenship ...

Trump memo calls for heightened scrutiny of "good moral character" for immigrants applying for U.S. citizenship.

A new USCIS policy on Good Moral Character (GMC), effective August 15, 2025, raises concerns despite its seemingly flexible ...

A new USCIS policy expands disqualifying offenses for naturalization, while directing officers to assess good moral character ...

The Trump administration has signaled it will further scrutinize immigrants seeking U.S. citizenship by ordering authorities ...

A “good moral character” assessment, alongside English language and civics tests, was already included as a requirement in ...

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services instructed officers on Friday to consider additional factors when determining ...

USCIS has updated its naturalization policy, requiring a holistic review of applicants’ conduct, societal contributions, and ...

The Trump administration is ordering officers at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to take a more “holistic” approach when determining whether to award U.S. citizenship ...

The Trump administration is moving to increase scrutiny on legal immigrants seeking U.S. citizenship, signaling a broader ...

USCIS put out a policy memorandum on August 15, detailing changes in how ‘good moral character’ will be evaluated.

According to the memo, applicants must “affirmatively establish that they are worthy of assuming the rights and ...