Immigration chief declares ‘war’ on fraud and easy citizenship tests

Published September 4, 2025 1:18pm ET



The federal agency that grants citizenship and green cards on Thursday declared “war” on rampant fraud in the system, including coaching on citizenship tests.

Joseph Edlow, the newly-installed director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, noted several ways illegal immigrants wrongly win citizenship, then said, “I am declaring war on fraud.”

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