The Department of Homeland Security is considering greenlighting a reality show where immigrants compete against one another for US citizenship.

Officials in Washington are considering proposals for the show drawn up by Rob Worsoff, the man behind the hit Duck Dynasty series.

The concept, contained in a 35-page pitch for a show called “The American”, would start with pre-vetted contestants arriving at Ellis Island, New York, which served as the main US immigration centre from 1892 to 1954.

The immigrant contestants would then ride a train across the US competing in an array of challenges including log-rolling in Wisconsin.

The winner would obtain fast-tracked citizenship and would be sworn in on the steps of the US Capitol in Washington DC.

Show celebrates immigration process

“Along the way, we will be reminded what it means to be American – through the eyes of the people who want it most,” reads Worsoff’s pitch, which was seen by Dailymail.com.

“As an immigrant myself, I am merely trying to make a show that celebrates the immigration process, celebrate what it means to be American and have a national conversation about what it means to be American, through the eyes of the people who want it most,” Canadian-born Mr Worsoff, 49, added.

He insisted that the show was not a “hunger game” for immigrants, with losers facing deportation.

“This is not, ‘Hey, if you lose, we are shipping you out on a boat out of the country,’” he continued.

This is not the first time Mr Worsoff has floated the plans, having first pitched the show during the Obama administration but Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem’s appetite for publicity will likely have encouraged him about the viability of the show under the current administration.

In late March, Ms Noem, nicknamed “ICE Barbie” posed in front of caged prisoners in El Salvador’s notorious mega-prison Cecot, with perfectly coiffured hair and in full make-up.