US Justice Department says it moved to strip citizenship from 17 naturalized people - Reuters
US Justice Department says it moved to strip citizenship from 17 naturalized people Reuters
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"Gaining U.S. citizenship is a privilege and under the steadfast leadership of President Trump, this Department of Justice maintains a zero-tolerance policy for the abuse of this process."
— Todd Blanche , Politician
"We will continue to use every lawful avenue to denaturalize and remove aliens."
— Markwayne Mullin , Politician
"Once it becomes easy to take somebody’s citizenship away, it becomes easy to take anybody’s citizenship away."
— Cassandra Robertson , Academic
"The Department of Justice is laser-focused on rooting out criminal aliens defrauding the naturalization process."
— Donald Trump , Politician
"Gaining U.S. citizenship is a privilege and under the steadfast leadership of President Trump, this Department of Justice maintains a zero-tolerance policy for the abuse of this process."
— Todd Blanche , Politician
"The administration will continue to use every lawful avenue to denaturalize and remove aliens."
— Markwayne Mullin , Politician
"Gaining U.S. citizenship is a privilege and under the steadfast leadership of President Trump, this Department of Justice maintains a zero-tolerance policy for the abuse of this process."
— Todd Blanche , Politician
"American citizenship is a privilege, and it must be earned honestly."
— Markwayne Mullin , Politician
"The expansion of denaturalization remains very small in scale."
— Aaron Reichlin-Melnick , Activist
"When criminal aliens exploit the naturalization process by breaking the law, there are consequences."
— Todd Blanche , Politician
"American citizenship is a privilege, and it must be earned honestly."
— Markwayne Mullin , Politician
"We will not turn a blind eye to those who unlawfully obtained U.S. citizenship."
— Brett A. Shumate , Executive
Key People
Pro-migration advocate with the American Immigration Council.
Assistant Attorney General of the Justice Department’s Civil Division addressing unlawful citizenship.
Cassandra Robertson is a law professor at Case Western Reserve University.
Daniel Kanstroom is a law professor at Boston College.
Former president of the United States known for his aggressive economic policies.
Ilhan Omar is a U.S. Representative for Minnesota's 5th congressional district.
Maria Lourdes Montoya is a 63-year-old woman from Colorado facing citizenship revocation.
US Homeland Security Secretary under the Trump administration.
Todd Blanche is the nominee for attorney general and a former personal lawyer to Donald Trump.
Mayor of New York City.
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The U.S. Justice Department announced it has initiated actions to revoke citizenship from 17 naturalized individuals accused of crimes including sex offenses, fraud, and illicit drug sales.
The Justice Department announced it will move to revoke citizenship from 17 people nationwide, marking the latest move in the Trump administration’s unprecedented push to target naturalized citizens.
The U.S. Justice Department announced it has initiated actions to revoke citizenship from 17 naturalized individuals accused of crimes including sex offenses, fraud, and illicit drug sales.
The U.S. Justice Department announced it has initiated actions to revoke citizenship from 17 naturalized individuals accused of crimes including sex offenses, fraud, and illicit drug sales.
President Trump's initiative to intensify denaturalization of foreign-born U.S. citizens faces significant legal and logistical challenges, with denaturalization cases constrained by strong legal protections and due process for naturalized citizens.
The Department of Justice has filed cases to de-naturalize 17 legalized migrants after decades of widespread citizenship fraud in the nation’s immigration system.
The Justice Department announced it will revoke citizenship from 17 people across the nation, including a woman living in Commerce City, Colorado, for allegedly obtaining citizenship through fraudulent means.
The Justice Department announced it will move to revoke citizenship from 17 people nationwide, marking the latest move in the Trump administration’s unprecedented push to target naturalized citizens.
The U.S. Justice Department announced it has initiated actions to revoke citizenship from 17 naturalized individuals accused of crimes including sex offenses, fraud, and illicit drug sales.
The Justice Department announced it will move to revoke citizenship from 17 people nationwide, marking the latest move in the Trump administration’s unprecedented push to target naturalized citizens.
The Department of Justice filed denaturalization actions against 17 individuals accused of serious offenses, including sexual abuse of a minor, wire and bank fraud, and distributing drugs wholesale without a license.
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