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Héctor Ríos Morales

U.S. Citizenship Test Changes Make Naturalization Harder, Leading to Lower Applications

Citizenship applicants await interviews at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Dallas Field Office (Credit: Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

As part of its broader effort to crack down on illegal immigration, the Trump administration has made it more difficult for green card holders to meet the requirements for U.S. citizenship, including passing the naturalization civics test.

Starting Oct. 21, green card holders applying for naturalization will face a revised civics test that is longer, more complex and more subjective, while those who filed before Oct. 20 will take the 2008 test.

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