Summary
US President Donald Trump and some officials have suggested they might consider taking away US citizenship from Zohran Mamdani and Elon Musk. Mamdani, a Democratic mayoral candidate in New York, became a naturalized US citizen in 2018. Musk, a famous businessman, became a US citizen in 2002. Questions have been raised about the ability of the administration to remove their citizenship.
Key Facts
- Trump and his team have hinted at possibly revoking citizenship of Zohran Mamdani and Elon Musk.
- Zohran Mamdani is a naturalized US citizen who came from Uganda to New York at age seven.
- Elon Musk became a US citizen in 2002 and was born in South Africa.
- Andy Ogles, a Republican representative, is pushing for a probe into Mamdani’s citizenship status.
- Ogles claims Mamdani might have hidden his support for people linked to terrorism when he became a citizen.
- Musk denied starting his US career without proper work authorization, explaining he initially had a J-1 visa.
- Both Mamdani and Musk are naturalized, meaning they legally became US citizens after fulfilling certain residency requirements.
