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

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 ...

"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.

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.

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People evaluate others' moral character -- being honest, principled, and virtuous -- not simply by their deeds, but also by the context that determines how such decisions are made. Furthermore ...

“Unfortunately, with the term ‘good moral character’ – you ask the members of this commission to write out a definition and you’d get 12 different answers,” he said.

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 ...