DOJ signals new push to strip citizenship from naturalized Americans

Government Policy & Legal Landscape - The Justice Department is aggressively pursuing the denaturalization of some naturalized US citizens who commit certain crimes [1] - The department is granting US attorneys wider discretion in pursuing denaturalization cases [1] - This tactic is aimed at US citizens who were not born in the country, representing nearly 25 million immigrants according to 2023 figures [2] - Historically, approximately 11 people per year have been denaturalized [3] - There are concerns about the lack of clear standards for who should be denaturalized, raising the risk of targeting individuals based on vague criteria [4][5] - The vagueness over who now qualifies to lose their citizenship is a real issue [5] Potential Risks & Implications - US attorney's offices may be evaluated on the speed and elacrity with which they pursue these denaturalizations [3] - There's a risk that naturalized citizens who commit minor offenses, might become targets [5]