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The U.S. citizenship test is changing, with rollout expected late next year ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The U.S. citizenship test is being updated, and some immigrants and advocates worry the change s will hurt test-takers with lower levels of English proficiency. The naturalization test is one of the final steps toward citizenship — a monthslong process that requires legal permanent residency for years before applying. Many are still shaken after former Republican President Donald Trump's administration changed the test in 2020, making it longer and more difficult to pass. Within months, Democratic President Joe Biden took office and signed an executive order aimed at eliminating barriers to citizenship. In that spirit, the citizenship test was changed back to its previous version, which was last updated in 2008. In December, U.S. authorities said the test was due for an update after 15 years. The new version is expected late next year. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services proposes t...

An American citizen living as a permanent resident in Hong Kong who was arrested by Chinese officials and charged with spying has been sentenced to life in prison. An American citizen charged with spying in China has been sentence d to life in prison after it was revealed that he had been held for over two years. Suzhou Intermediate Court announced the sentence against 78-year-old Liang Chengyun, also known as John Shing-Wan Leung, in a press release on Monday. Leung also held permanent residency in Hong Kong. He “was found guilty of espionage, sentence d to life imprisonment, deprived of political rights for life, and confiscated personal property of RMB 500,000,” officials said in a statement translated by ABC News. Leung had been arrested on April 15, 2021, by the Chinese State Security Bureau, an investigation agency similar to the FBI or CIA in the U.S., the court said. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. Source: https://thefoxposts.com/china-sentences...