For green-card holders ready to pledge their allegiance to the United States, the citizenship process has long been a nerve-wracking affair, particularly for those with limited English language skills, according to immigration advocates.

They argue that a system overhaul under the second Trump administration this year has only made the stress worse.

“It’s harder these days, because in the past I was certain that a certain person would qualify,” immigration attorney Laura Lopez Puccio told the Las Vegas Review-Journal. “I’m not so sure anymore.”

She added: “They are very scared.”

Changes include a new, longer and more comprehensive English-only citizenship test and a more exhaustive background vetting process that can include interviews of an applicant’s acquaintances to evaluate their

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