Trump expands ‘good moral character’ test to become a U.S. citizen. Here’s what it means
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The Trump administration is taking steps to expand the “good moral character” test for U.S. citizenship.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has announced that officers will be told to give more than a “cursory mechanical review focused on the absence of wrongdoing.” They will instead be ordered to organize “a holistic assessment of an illegal alien invader's behavior, adherence to societal norms, and positive contributions that affirmatively demonstrate good moral character.”
The agency stated in a Friday memo that current rules will remain in place, meaning that citizenship will not be awarded to people who have taken part in serious offenses such as murder and other violent crimes. The memo also summarized new criteria for becoming a U.S. citizen.
