Kristi Noem reportedly wants the U.S. citizenship process to play out in front of the cameras. The Homeland Security secretary has been working with writer and producer Rob Worsoff to pitch a reality TV show—titled The American—where immigrants will compete in a string of challenges across the country “for the honor of fast-tracking their way to U.

The Department of Homeland Security is pushing back on a report that its boss, Kristi Noem, is backing a reality TV show where illegal immigrants compete for U.S. citizenship — but admits it’s being looked at.

Donald Trump's Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is making headlines for her startling proposal of a reality television show that would see immigrants competing for fast-tracked citizenship. Dubbed The American,