The Trump administration is planning to make the test to become a U.S. citizen more difficult, possibly with an essay requirement that would help give officials wide discretion on which immigrants are approved.

Why it matters: As President Trump pushes for mass deportations of unauthorized immigrants, his team also wants to narrow pathways to legal immigration — a plan that's already drawing criticism from immigration advocates. • The essay plan is emerging days after administration officials said they would apply increased scrutiny on whether citizenship applicants meet a standard for "good moral character."

Zoom in: Joseph Edlow, director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), told Axios he believes the Biden administration made standards too lax, leading the governmen

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