Scoop: Trump escalates citizenship crackdown
Summary
The Trump administration is moving immigration lawyers to the Justice Department to speed up efforts to take away citizenship from naturalized Americans suspected of fraud. This is part of a broader plan to increase the number of cases where citizenship is removed due to false information on immigration applications.Key Facts
- Immigration lawyers from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) are being temporarily transferred to work on denaturalization cases at the Justice Department.
- Denaturalization means stripping someone of their citizenship, usually because they lied on their application or were not eligible.
- The legal standard for denaturalization is very high and requires strong evidence.
- The Trump administration had a team of 10-15 lawyers focused on these cases in the first term but is now expanding the effort.
- Since the beginning of President Trump's second term, there have been 35 denaturalization cases filed, including 12 recently.
- A Justice Department memo listed denaturalization as a top priority for the administration.
- The Justice Department says this campaign supports public safety and prevents fraud in legal immigration.
- USCIS chief Joe Edlow supports having denaturalization handled by multiple offices, not just a single team.
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