The Department of Justice has moved to revoke U.S. citizenship from a larger number of people at one time than any other single revocation during the Trump administration.
The DOJ announced Monday that it had filed denaturalization actions across multiple U.S. district courts against 40 naturalized U.S. citizens who have each been accused of “serious” offenses.
“Today’s announcement marks the largest denaturalization effort in modern history,” Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a press release. “From an individual convicted of espionage to others convicted of sexual offenses against minors, these defendants concealed critical facts from the U.S. government and represent serious criminal offenders.”
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Some of the 40 have been accused of acting as agents for a foreign government, committing voluntary manslaughter, and aggravated sodomy against a man with special needs.
The complaints were filed in district courts between Aug. 21 and Oct. 2, according to the department.
The U.S. government has the authority to revoke the citizenship of naturalized citizens under the Immigration and Nationality Act if the citizenship was illegally procured or obtained by concealing or misrepresenting information.
“Every single one of these individuals lied their way into U.S. citizenship,” said DOJ Assistant Attorney General Brett A. Shumate of the Justice Department’s Civil Division. “This administration will continue to pursue the largest denaturalization effort in department history to restore trust and integrity in U.S. citizenship. Our message is clear: the United States will not tolerate deception in the naturalization process.”
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The Trump administration first established a new office within the Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to review cases and initiate denaturalization proceedings in 2018.
Approximately 24.5 million Americans are naturalized immigrants, according to the nonpartisan Migration Policy Institute, based in Washington.
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[ H/T Washington Examiner ]
