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April 24, 2026

Justice Department Seeks to Denaturalize Hundreds of U.S. Citizens
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The Justice Department is moving forward with Trump's request to revoke
the U.S. citizenship of hundreds of people who were born in foreign
countries. DOJ officials are targeting nearly 400 U.S. citizens, calling
it "the highest volume of denaturalization referrals in history." These
cases are extremely unusual, and denaturalization has so far only been
pursued when a person is accused of obtaining U.S. citizenship through
fraud or convicted of certain crimes. The naturalization process is
extremely rigorous, and applicants are subjected to arduous vetting
before even being approved. 


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