US justice department moves to strip citizenship of 40 naturalized citizens
Summary
The US Justice Department under President Trump has started a large effort to cancel the citizenship of 40 naturalized Americans accused of serious crimes or lying during their citizenship process. This move aims to remove citizenship from people who the government says hid important facts or committed criminal acts.Key Facts
- The Justice Department filed cases to revoke citizenship for over 40 naturalized citizens between August 21 and October 2.
- Charges include being a foreign government agent, voluntary manslaughter, and aggravated sodomy against a special-needs man.
- Citizenship can be revoked if someone lied or hid key information when becoming a citizen.
- In total, about 120 people have had their citizenship revoked from 2017 to late 2025.
- The Justice Department plans to increase these denaturalization efforts as part of national security measures.
- The individuals come from various countries like Mexico, China, Iran, Pakistan, and the Philippines.
- One person, Jinchao Wei, a Chinese-born former US Navy sailor, was convicted of espionage and sentenced to over 16 years in prison.
- President Trump’s administration is pushing to expand the categories of people eligible for citizenship revocation to support stricter immigration enforcement.
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