Giving individual immigration officials more discretion over what counts as "good moral character" will only complicate an already flawed system for determining who is worthy of becoming a U.S.

The USCIS Citizenship good moral character rule may soon become stricter under new proposals from the Trump administration. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) plans to expand the ...

In recent years, interest in moral character has grown, as has its role in promoting ethical behavior within organizations. Yet we know little about the ways moral character manifests in observable ...

according to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). People seeking citizenship have to be able to prove they’ve maintained this standard for five years (or for three years if applying ...

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 ...

Dec 4 (Reuters) - Bar admission authorities in California will consider applicants’ participation in campus protests on an “individual basis” during the moral character process, following an internal ...

We collaborate with the world's leading lawyers to deliver news tailored for you. Sign Up for any (or all) of our 25+ Newsletters. Some states have laws and ethical rules regarding solicitation and ...

While recently engaged in a brief discussion with someone regarding the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, out of genuine curiosity, I asked how they could fully endorse a candidate whose ...

PHILADELPHIA – Is good moral character required to wax eyebrows and give facials? In the state of Pennsylvania it is, and two women denied licenses to work as cosmetologists because they ran afoul of ...