US Resumes Neighborhood Checks and Stricter Vetting for Citizenship
TL;DR
The Trump administration is reinstating neighborhood checks as part of a broader effort to scrutinize immigration applications more thoroughly, including for U.S. citizenship, by conducting on-the-ground investigations and requesting testimonial letters from neighbors and colleagues, reversing a policy that had been largely waived since 1991.
Topics:nationimmigration#immigration#immigration-policy#immigration-vetting#neighborhood-checks#trump-administration#us-citizenship
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