The Justice Department is aggressively prioritizing efforts to strip some Americans of their U.S. citizenship.

Department leadership is directing its attorneys to prioritize denaturalization in cases involving naturalized citizens who commit certain crimes — and giving district attorneys wider discretion on when to pursue this tactic, according to a June 11 memo published online. The move is aimed at U.S. citizens who were not born in the country; according to data from 2023, close to 25 million immigrants were naturalized citizens.

The focus on denaturalization is just the latest step by the Trump administration to reshape the nation’s immigration system across all levels of government, turning it into a major focus across multiple federal agencies. That has come with redefining who is let into the United States or has the right to be an American. Since his return to office, the president has sought to end birthright citizenship and scale back refugee programs.

  • fartographer@lemmy.world
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    13 hours ago

    Calling it right now: Mamdani’s primaries win made this a priority and they wanna try to pressure him into stepping down, or just revoke his citizenship.

    Any other citizens they hurt along the way are just little treats they give themselves for being such good little boys and girlsnon-boys. ^(Gotta protect that research funding)^

      • fartographer@lemmy.world
        3·
        1 hour ago

        GREAT! WAY TO PROVE ME WRONG AND SHOW THAT YOU KNOW HOW TIME WORKS! EVERYONE LOOK AT HOW SMART THETETRAPOD IS, KNOWING THINGS AND STUFF!

        For serious, though, good catch and thanks for calling me out on that. I was so hellbent on my rationalization that I didn’t even consider that things could have happened in a different order or that dates could have had meaning. As much as I like to fly off the handle, I really appreciate y’all who keep me in check.