{"id":354653,"date":"2026-05-08T16:51:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T21:51:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/trump-administration-targets-12-foreign-born-americans-for-denaturalization"},"modified":"2026-05-08T16:51:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T21:51:52","slug":"trump-administration-targets-12-foreign-born-americans-for-denaturalization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/trump-administration-targets-12-foreign-born-americans-for-denaturalization","title":{"rendered":"Trump administration targets 12 foreign-born People for denaturalization"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"prism-article-body\">\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">The <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/alerts\/trump-administration\" dir=\"ltr\">Trump administration<\/a> announced it is seeking to revoke the citizenship of 12 foreign-born Americans who officials say committed crimes that qualify them for denaturalization.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">In a press release Friday, Department of Justice officials said the DOJ had filed denaturalization actions against the individuals in courts across the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The move is the latest expansion in the federal government&#8217;s campaign <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/US\/doj-revoke-citizenship-naturalized-americans-commit-crimes\/story?id=123381238\" dir=\"ltr\">targeting foreign-born Americans<\/a> accused of fraudulently obtaining U.S. citizenship.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;Individuals implicated in committing fraud, heinous crimes such as sexual abuse, or expressing support for terrorism should never have been naturalized as United States citizens,&#8221; Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a statement. &#8220;The Trump administration is taking action to correct these egregious violations of our immigration system. Those who intentionally concealed their criminal histories or misrepresented themselves during the naturalization process will face the fullest extent of the law.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The naturalized U.S. citizens the DOJ is targeting are from Bolivia, Colombia, Nigeria, Somalia, Morocco, Uzbekistan, Iran, India, and China.<\/p>\n<div class=\"oLzSq QrHMO fnRUo pvsTF EhJPu vPlOC zNYgW OsTsW RMeqy daRVX ISNQ sKyCY eRftA acPPc MENS nFwaT MCnQE mEeeY SmBjI xegrY rPLsU iulOd NIuqO zzscu lzDCc aHUBM IEgzD OjMNy eQqcx SVqKB GQmdz jaoD VWDdR ONJdw vrZxD OnRTz gbbfF roDbV GPGwb oMlSS gfNzt oJhud eXZcf zhVlX \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"InlineImage GpQCA lZur asrEW \" data-testid=\"prism-inline-image\">\n<figure class=\"kzIjN GNmeK pYrtp dSqFO \" data-testid=\"prism-figure\">\n<div class=\"GpQCA lZur gIjeL \" data-testid=\"prism-ratio-frame\">\n<div class=\"FvQLF iLTd NqeUA UzzHi iWsMV \"><picture data-testid=\"prism-picture\"><source media=\"(max-width: 414px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/ffeb40c8-7534-4ccc-8525-2753c51d3dc8\/dept-justice-1-ap-gmh-260508_1778270266827_hpMain.jpg?w=375, https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/ffeb40c8-7534-4ccc-8525-2753c51d3dc8\/dept-justice-1-ap-gmh-260508_1778270266827_hpMain.jpg?w=750 2x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 415px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/ffeb40c8-7534-4ccc-8525-2753c51d3dc8\/dept-justice-1-ap-gmh-260508_1778270266827_hpMain.jpg?w=750, https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/ffeb40c8-7534-4ccc-8525-2753c51d3dc8\/dept-justice-1-ap-gmh-260508_1778270266827_hpMain.jpg?w=1500 2x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Alex\" alt=\"Alex\" class=\"hsDdd NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl vBqtr KrDt itslR SjwtZ hakZw HlUVI \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/ffeb40c8-7534-4ccc-8525-2753c51d3dc8\/dept-justice-1-ap-gmh-260508_1778270266827_hpMain.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<div class=\"nMMea bNYiy Mjgpa dGwha DDmxa jgKNG RGHCC aBIU PriDW aiQHS lZur \" data-testid=\"prism-caption\">\n<p><span class=\"hsDdd OOSI GpQCA lZur VlFaz \" data-testid=\"prism-truncate\"><span><span class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ \">The Department of Justice Building is seen, June 9, 2023, in Washington.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ YNujN JGtjI aZFDu rkKLh \">Alex Brandon\/AP<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Some have been convicted of crimes in the United States, others have allegedly been convicted of crimes in their home country, and the rest are accused of committing immigration fraud.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">According to the National Immigration Forum, denaturalization can occur only by judicial order. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services refers cases for civil and criminal denaturalization to the DOJ when there is &#8220;sufficient evidence&#8221; that an individual is subject to one of the grounds for denaturalization.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">An individual whose U.S. citizenship is revoked returns to the immigration status they held before becoming a U.S. citizen, according to the group. That individual may face deportation if they do not have lawful immigration status after being denaturalized, and may also serve jail time if U.S. citizenship was revoked because of a criminal conviction.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/US\/trump-administration-targets-12-foreign-born-americans-denaturalization\/story?id=132794167\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Trump administration announced it is seeking to revoke the citizenship of 12 foreign-born Americans who officials say committed crimes that qualify them for denaturalization. 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