Trump Threatens to Denaturalize U.S. Citizens If They ‘Deserve’ It. Experts Raise Grave Concerns About Future
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Trump Pushes for Stripping Citizenship from ImmigrantsThe administration aims for up to 200 denaturalization cases monthly, focusing on Somali-Americans amid fraud investigations.
- President Trump is pursuing the revocation of naturalized citizens' status, mainly targeting Minnesota’s Somali community.
- A monthly quota of 100 to 200 denaturalization cases for 2026 was reportedly assigned to USCIS field offices.
- The crackdown is linked to fraud scandals involving some Somali descendants, though the entire group faces broad blame.
- Opponents condemn the policy as xenophobic and illegal since citizenship can only be revoked for intentional naturalization fraud.
It is disgusting and cruel to revoke the citizenship of Americans who have called this country home for years.— Democratic Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts responding to the reported quota push.
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