New Delhi, May 17 -- The US Department of Homeland Security is reportedly weighing a pitch for a television reality show in which immigrants would compete for a chance to win citizenship in the United States.

Department spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin told the Wall Street Journal that the show is "in the very beginning stages of the vetting process."

It is "in the very beginning stages of that vetting process," she said, adding, "Each proposal undergoes a thorough vetting process prior to denial or approval."

According to the reports, Duck Dynasty producer Rob Worsoff is responsible for the pitch, and he reportedly presented it to both the Obama and Biden administrations before reaching out to President Donald Trump's team.

Worsoff, who...