Citizenship Fees Skyrocket Under Trump

The Trump administration is pushing sweeping changes to citizenship applications: fees could soar from $760 to over $1,300 for paper applications, and fee waivers for low-income immigrants — previously available up to four times the federal poverty line — are being scrapped, except for service members. DHS claims these hikes are needed to fully cover the costs of background checks and vetting, which current fees don’t cover. The public has until August 24th to comment — and if approved, this could mark a major shift from past administrations’ focus on affordability, aligning instead with broader goals of tightening vetting and upholding national security standards. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/f62b2295f8942142