DOJ Seeks 40 Denaturalizations

The Justice Department filed denaturalization actions against 40 naturalized U.S. citizens in multiple federal courts between Aug. 21 and Oct. 2. The department called it the largest number of such complaints submitted in one period under the Trump administration. Federal law allows citizenship to be revoked if naturalization was obtained illegally or through concealment of a material fact or willful misrepresentation. Some cases cite pre-naturalization crimes as evidence applicants lacked good moral character. Others allege concealed or false information during the citizenship process. Attorney General Todd Blanche said the defendants hid critical facts. The cases are civil actions, so courts must decide whether to revoke citizenship.