Trump Admin Prioritizes Citizen Denaturalization | JQJO

A new Justice Department memo under the Trump administration prioritizes denaturalizing US citizens who committed crimes or concealed facts during the naturalization process. This affects an estimated 25 million naturalized citizens. The memo lowers the burden of proof and eliminates the right to an attorney in these civil proceedings. The move is part of broader efforts to reshape the civil rights division, leading to high staff turnover and controversies regarding DEI programs and immigration policies. A recent example is the denaturalization of a veteran convicted of distributing child sexual abuse material. Immigration attorneys express concern about creating a two-tiered citizenship system.