US EditionTrump administration heightens ‘good moral character’ standards for potential US citizens
USCIS will use a holistic review including community ties, employment, and tax compliance to assess citizenship applicants' good moral character, amid 600,000 to 1 million naturalizations annually.
- The Trump administration issued a new USCIS policy on Friday expanding the good moral character assessment for citizenship applicants.
- This policy stems from the administration's effort to apply a rigorous, holistic, and comprehensive review of applicants' behavior and contributions.
- Officers must now consider factors such as rehabilitation evidence, community involvement, family ties, education, lawful employment, and tax payment history.
- The policy broadens disqualifying factors to include conduct like reckless traffic infractions or harassment and requires more than a cursory review of good moral character.
- This change signals increased scrutiny of legal immigrants and may reduce citizenship approvals by expanding grounds for denial.
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