U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services instructed officers on Friday to consider additional factors when determining ...

On Friday, August 15, 2025, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a policy memorandum ...

US widens citizenship rules, ordering officers to weigh conduct, taxes, jobs and community ties in 'good moral character' ...

USCIS is shifting to a more comprehensive evaluation of 'good moral character' for citizenship applicants, moving beyond a ...

So "good moral character" is likely here to stay in many contexts, and it may be applied consistent with due process if defined with specificity.

Immigration 'Good Moral Character' Clause for Immigrants Gives Too Much Discretion to Federal Agents Adultery and prostitution outweigh spousal and child abuse in USCIS guidelines, but ultimately ...

Being A Good College Student: The History of Good Moral Character Rules in State Financial Aid Programs, 1850 to Now Bradley D. Custer writes about state financial aid programs' good moral ...

"In fact, there is no requirement like this for barbers, so it requires good moral character to tweeze a hair, not to shave one," said Andrew Ward, one of the lawyers with the Institute for Justice.

Other Midwest states look at the same criteria in their liquor-license decisions. In Missouri, officials also judge a licensee on their good moral character. “It generally means that the person isn’t ...

Proving the Good Moral Character of VAWA Self-Petitioners with Convictions Connected to their Status as Domestic Violence Survivors Proskauer - Proskauer For Good + Follow Contact LinkedIn ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — 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 ...