DOJ expands denaturalization push by targeting 12 naturalized citizens

The Justice Department announced denaturalization actions in federal court against 12 individuals it says earned citizenship through fraud or concealment and committed crimes ranging from terrorism to war crimes and child abuse; this marks a broader, Trump-era push to revoke naturalized citizenship, arare process that is being expanded amid a growing naturalized population (about 26 million in 2024) and renewed vows to pursue denaturalization more aggressively.