The Department of Justice (DOJ) has identified 384 foreign-born naturalized U.S. citizens for potential denaturalization, marking the largest effort of its kind during the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. This initiative, which began in January 2025, focuses on cases involving fraud in the naturalization process, including misrepresentation of criminal history, ties to terrorism, or prior deportations.
Key Details:
- The DOJ is expanding its efforts by assigning cases to regular prosecutors nationwide, rather than relying solely on a specialized unit.
- The Trump administration had previously pushed the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for 100-200 referrals each month in 2026.
- Since January 2025, 15 individuals have lost their citizenship out of 22 cases filed, a significant increase compared to fewer than 100 total cases from 1990 to 2018.
- Recent cases include two naturalized citizens who had their status revoked this week for concealing crimes.
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Source: David Michaud