DOJ moves to strip citizenship from 40 people
Summary
President Trump's Justice Department has started legal actions to take away citizenship from 40 naturalized Americans accused of crimes, calling it the largest effort of its kind. The department aims to remove citizenship from people who lied to get it, working toward a goal of 250 cases.Key Facts
- The Justice Department filed 40 denaturalization cases between August 21 and October 2.
- These cases are part of the biggest citizenship revocation effort in recent U.S. history.
- People involved lied to become U.S. citizens or obtained citizenship illegally.
- Denaturalization requires strong legal proof and is handled in federal courts.
- The accused include people convicted of crimes like money laundering and sexual abuse.
- The department aims to reach 250 cases by this month as part of the effort.
- Some USCIS lawyers were reassigned to help with these denaturalization cases.
- In April, it was reported that 384 foreign-born Americans were targeted for citizenship revocation.
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