"There are no plans whatsoever to do a reality show," she added. On May 16, Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin waffled on whether there had been conversations about the idea.

The Department of Homeland Security is reviewing a reality TV pitch where immigrants would compete for American citizenship, according to a spokesperson who said in a statement to CNN that “the show in question is in the very beginning stages of that vetting process and has not received approval or denial by staff.

Meanwhile, Worsoff claimed during his interview that the DHS appears to be “seriously considering” the show—which he said would include a series of elimination challenges ac