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USCIS Director Declares ‘War on Fraud,’ Plans Harder Citizenship Test and Expanded Investigations

The plans require formal rulemaking before any changes take effect.

USCIS Director Joseph Edlow said he's looking to ramp up the difficulty of both the civics and English halves of the test.
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Overview

  • At a Center for Immigration Studies event Thursday, Joseph Edlow said the current citizenship exam is "just too easy," noting applicants need only six correct answers out of 10 to pass.
  • He described a move toward more thought‑provoking civics questions intended to assess an applicant’s "attachment to the Constitution."
  • Edlow said USCIS will build an investigative capability — "think HSI or special agents" — to target large‑scale immigration fraud, while stressing it would not be a police force.
  • He cited alleged fraud in parole sponsorships, including cases where listed sponsors were deceased, and claimed some officials previously ignored such problems.
  • He argued coaching for the naturalization test should be restricted, and a USCIS official described the planned investigative expansion as unprecedented in the agency’s history.