The U.S. Department of Justice has begun to prioritize stripping naturalized Americans of their citizenship when charged with crimes, according to a recent memo.
Why it matters: It ramps up the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, which it has expanded to target, deport and detain legal permanent residents and citizens.
Driving the news: The DOJ directed attorneys to prioritize denaturalization in cases where naturalized citizens commit crimes, per the memo.
- A DOJ spokesperson told Axios that “denaturalization proceedings will only be pursued as permitted by law and supported by evidence against individuals who illegally procured or misrepresented facts in the naturalization process.”
- “Those who gain citizenship through unlawful means and endanger our national security will not maintain the benefits of being an American citizen,” the statement said.
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- From 1990-2017, the DOJ filed 305 denaturalization cases, about 11 per year.
- The number has surged since President Trump’s first term.
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Since January 2017, the USCIS has selected some 2,500 cases for possible denaturalization and referred at least 110 denaturalization cases to the Justice Department for prosecution by the end of August 2018.
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