The Trump administration is planning to make the test applicants take for U.S. citizenship more difficult, with a higher bar for passing and potentially an essay requirement. Speaking at the Center ...

For lawful residents yearning to become naturalized citizenships, learning U.S. history and civics is one of the barriers to ...

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services posted a Federal Register notice in September announcing the new test, which ...

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Becoming an American may have just become more difficult. U.S. green card holders applying to be naturalized citizens will now, as of Monday, face a changed civics test that critics say is both more ...

The Trump administration has been routinely targeting legal pathways to citizenship, including giving officials broader discretion to deny naturalization on vague grounds such as “anti-American” views ...

For millions of permanent residents hoping to become U.S. citizens, the journey could soon get harder, as federal officials are preparing to revive a tougher version of the citizenship test. The move ...

Those wanting to become U.S. citizens are now taking a new test, one that has twice as many questions as the previous one, and potentially controversial answer choices according to media reports. Test ...

A longer and tougher version of the U.S. citizenship test has officially taken effect, adding new hurdles for immigrants hoping to become American citizens. As the updated exam rolls out, local and ...

First, very few of the students I met, of any age, could pass the new citizenship test. Second, very few of the schools I ...

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An immigrant studies to take a U.S. citizenship exam in Connecticut on March 29, 2025. Reporter Becoming an American may have just become more difficult. U.S. green card holders applying to be ...