US Launches Major Denaturalization Push Against Dozens of Citizens

The US Justice Department has filed lawsuits in several federal courts seeking to revoke the citizenship of dozens of naturalized Americans, in what was described as the largest wave of its kind in a single period under President Donald Trump’s administration.

The cases involve allegations including acting as agents of a foreign government, manslaughter and sexual assault against minors.

The department is pursuing the cases through denaturalization proceedings, which seek to strip citizenship from people who acquired it through naturalization.

The filing of the lawsuits does not itself revoke citizenship. The government’s requests must be considered by the federal courts handling the cases.

The announcement marks a broad push by the Trump administration to use denaturalization against people accused of serious wrongdoing. No outcomes in the cases were provided.