Trump administration to scrutinize “good moral character” for U.S. citizenship extra totally

Federal immigration officers are actually being instructed to broaden their standards of a key requirement for U.S. citizenship. Demonstrating a "good moral character" has been a longstanding requirement for citizenship underneath each Republican and Democratic administrations, however that requirement was beforehand seen as fulfilled if an applicant has a clear felony file. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has extra.

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