DOJ to Speed Up Denaturalization, Targeting Naturalized Citizens

The Trump administration plans to file at least 250 denaturalization cases by October, accelerating efforts to revoke citizenship from naturalized Americans. The Justice Department has already filed 29 cases in under two months, with civil litigators pulled from other divisions to handle the workload. The cases focus on fraud or crimes committed during the naturalization process, and, if successful, denote a return to the individual's prior status (often permanent resident) or potential deportation. Denaturalization is a federal civil process and does not affect birthright citizens. The push aligns with a broader immigration agenda and follows a June memo prioritizing such cases, though the process is lengthy and resource-intensive.