Two DACA recipients from the Borderland have been detained and released by immigration agents since Trump entered office. Here is what you need to know.

Those who applied for naturalization on or after Oct. 20 will have to take an updated citizenship exam that expands the list of possible questions to 128, and asks for more detail in some answers on the test.

The Internal Security Act of 1950 explicitly established civics knowledge as a requirement for naturalization in the United States. This was later implemented into the Immigration and Nationality Act in 1952.

If the test accomplishes anything, it likely will subtly favor Trump-friendly immigrants, and disfavor MAGA skeptics.

Citizenship test takers must get 12 of the now 20 questions correct in addition to applicants needing to demonstrate “good moral character."

The Trump Administration announced that part of the test to become a United States citizen has been modified and will take effect in October. • Video above: SCOTUS to hear birthright citizenship case On Oct.

Takers must now double the minimum requirement and get 12 answers correct to pass the test, which now has a maximum of 20 questions. WASHINGTON — Part of the test to become a naturalized United States citizen is now more difficult after President Donald Trump's administration announced changes Monday.

Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson announced that a cross-check of millions of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) records has led to the identification of 2,724 potential illegal immigrants registered to vote.

The agency is set to discontinue sending text alerts from the number 468-311, also known as GOV-311. Going forward, applicants are expected to receive text messages from a new number: 872466, which stands for USA-IMM, short for "U.S.A. Immigration.

A more difficult version of the U.S. citizenship test is now in effect, with more questions and new requirements. In Arizona, organizations that support the immigrant community are offering workshops,