Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Admitted NY Bar and US Tax Court, covers US international tax law. USCIS is now taking a more holistic approach to naturalization ...

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 ...

The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) allows immigrant survivors of domestic violence to self-petition for legal status in the United States without relying on their abusive U.S. citizen spouses to ...

(CNN) — The Trump administration is expanding the requirement for immigrants who are hoping to become US citizens to display “good moral character,” in a move that some immigration lawyers denounced ...

The Trump administration is tightening the rules for immigrants applying for U.S. citizenship. A new policy from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) expands how officers decide if an ...

Bradley D. Custer writes about state financial aid programs' good moral character rules. Federal and state governments regulate the character of their residents as a condition of immigration, ...

A Colombian immigrant studies ahead of her citizenship exam at a USCIS office in New York City on May 30, 2013. Credit - John Moore—Getty Images The Trump Administration is introducing more stringent ...

New York’s reasoning for the “good moral character” clause, which permits state officials to deny gun carry applications subjectively, is because the Supreme Court requires a historical basis for any ...

A new directive issued by the Department of Homeland Security orders U.S. Customs and Immigration Services (USCIS) officers to go far beyond statutory requirements and judge applicants for entry and ...

(CNN) — The Trump administration is expanding the requirement for immigrants who are hoping to become US citizens to display “good moral character,” in a move that some immigration lawyers denounced ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...