Blanche says immigrants who committed fraud to become U.S. citizens should worry
Summary
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Trump administration is increasing efforts to take away citizenship from some immigrants who got it through fraud. He said this denaturalization campaign targets people who broke the law to become citizens and that those who did so illegally should be worried.Key Facts
- The Trump administration is pursuing more denaturalization cases than in the past nine years.
- Denaturalization means removing citizenship from people who became citizens by lying or fraud.
- The Justice Department leads this process, which involves federal court cases.
- Historically, about 11 denaturalization cases were filed per year between 1990 and 2017.
- The campaign now targets a wider group, including those accused of financial fraud.
- Acting Attorney General Blanche said most naturalized citizens have no reason to worry.
- Citizenship revocation is considered a drastic action but is aimed at stopping illegal fraud.
- People facing denaturalization can challenge the government’s case in court.
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