The Brief The Trump administration is planning to make the U.S. citizenship test more difficult, potentially standardizing the test and adding an essay portion. These proposed changes to the citizenship test are just the latest example of the Trump administration bearing down on the U.S. immigration system even further during the president's second term. The Trump administration is planning to make the U.S. citizenship test more difficult, according to U.S. Trump and immigrationBig picture view:These proposed changes to the citizenship test are just the latest example of the Trump administration bearing down on the U.S. immigration system even further during the president's second term. And earlier this week, Trump said that he plans to direct federal law enforcement intervention in Chicago and Baltimore, but offered no timetable.