US widens denaturalization drive targeting naturalized citizens linked to fraud, crime, or terrorism
The Justice Department announced a major expansion of its denaturalization campaign, filing federal cases against roughly a dozen naturalized Americans accused of fraud, serious crimes, or ties to terrorism, marking a rare, intensified use of a process to revoke citizenship. The targets include individuals from several countries and cases involving false applications, sham marriages, and alleged terrorist links; the effort was previewed by Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche as a deterrent against citizenship fraud, though it raises concerns about affecting lawful naturalized citizens as the government pursues those who illegally obtained citizenship.