By María G. Ortiz-Briones, The Fresno Bee

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has made changes to the naturalization civics test that will make it more challenging for immigrants to obtain their U.S. citizenship.

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The changes are part of the federal agency’s ongoing effort to overhaul the legal immigration naturalization process.

“These critical changes are the first of many,” said USCIS Spokesperson Matthew Tragesser.

USCIS posted in September a Federal Register notice about the implementation of the 2025 Naturalization Civics Test.

The implementation of the new test is part of President Trump’s executive order to protect the U.S. from foreign terrorists and other national security and public safety threats signed when he took office, according to USCIS

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