NEW YORK -- The U.S. citizenship test is being updated, and some immigrants and advocates worry the changes will hurt test-takers with lower levels of English proficiency. The naturalization test ...

A Colombian immigrant studies ahead of her citizenship exam at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Queens office on May 30, 2013, in Long Island City, New York.

The oath of allegiance during a naturalization ceremony for new citizens in Washington, Sept. 10, 2019. Amanda Andrade-Rhoades The New York Times To become an American citizen, naturalization ...

Reemphasizing the basics of American citizenship might help solve some of the big problems the country faces, according to a new book on education.

The Federal Reserve said all major banks passed this year’s stress tests, showing they can withstand a hypothetical severe economic downturn.

The Biden administration’s attempt to redesign the citizenship test has some immigration advocates arguing it will make it tougher for new arrivals to win citizenship.

Proposed changes to the U.S. citizenship test would both revamp the exam's speaking section to assess applicants' English-language proficiency and add multiple choice questions.

The U.S. citizenship test is changing, with rollout expected late next year. The test would have a new English-speaking section and a new written multiple-choice format in the civics section.

New York – Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian activist with a green card at Columbia University, was detained by federal immigration authorities on Monday when he went in for a U.S. citizenship test ...

The IRC in NY’s partnership with the New-York Historical Society led to a very successful IRC Immigration Opportunity Center: Citizenship Program. New-York Historical’s Education Department offers ...

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services had asked him to come in for his naturalization interview a few months ahead of schedule. Mahdawi felt it was a trap, he told The Intercept.

The test (known as the “civics test”) is an oral exam during which a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) officer asks the test-taker ten questions from a list of 100 possible ...