Trump expands ‘good moral character’ test to become a U.S. citizen. Here’s what it means

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 alien's behavior, adherence to societal norms, and positive contributions that affirmatively demonstrate good moral character.”