According to Xinhua , the reason for the proposal was given by US officials that the current fee is not enough to cover the entire processing costs and citizenship service fees.

The ABC cited a new proposal by the US Department of Homeland Security saying that the fee for filing for US citizenship will increase from US $ 640 to US $ 1,170 and the fee as‌sociated with legal permanent residence rights will increase by 79 % to 2,195 USD.

At the same time, US officials also proposed raising a range of other fees that would impact the immigration-related records of asylum seekers in the United States, those who receive temporary protection status and those who is on the DACA Program and permanent and legal residents in the United States.

Earlier, on November 13, the US government also proposed a regulation that prohibits most people who come to the US seeking asylum to not apply for a work permit if they enter the country illegally.