A tougher test, stricter rules and a higher bar: USCIS is reshaping what it takes to become a U.S. citizen under Trump.

According to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, there are 10 steps to become a U.S. citizen. Naturalization is the process of becoming a U.S. citizen The naturalization process can take ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Border Patrol agents made arrests in Charlotte and Raleigh this week. Citizenship applicants must be 18, meet residency and English ...

Sweeping immigration changes by the Trump administration have resulted in the cancellation of naturalization ceremonies, the last step in the process of becoming a citizen. By Jazmine Ulloa and ...

To become a U.S. citizen, you now have to take a citizenship test that’s twice as long as it was before, with more than half of its questions rewritten, changed or otherwise new. The 2025 version of ...

Could you pass America's new citizenship test? The rules just changed and it's tougher than ever. In an executive order, President Donald Trump declared that the privilege of United States citizenship ...