The U.S. Department of Justice began the process to revoke the citizenship of more than 350 people across the country, The New York Times revealed Friday.
As revealed to the newspaper by Donald Trump administration officials, the U.S. Justice will soon file civil lawsuits to denaturalize these individuals and hopes to expand and accelerate these processes nationwide.
How can the U.S. take away citizenship?
🇺🇸 The Department of Justice plans to revoke the citizenship of hundreds of foreign-born Americans.https://t.co/UPkfEvQdlC
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In order for the U.S. Government to apply to revoke someone’s citizenship, it must prove in court that the individual obtained it fraudulently or illegally.
For example, concealing a criminal record of crimes that would make him unfit for citizenship, or having entered into a sham marriage.
This process, however, can only be applied to “naturalized citizens”.
As they are known to people who were not born in the U.S. but obtained U.S. citizenship after immigrating to the country.
A Justice Department spokesperson told the New Yorker that the Trump administration is seeking to achieve “the highest volume” of citizenship revocations “in history.”
In July of last year, the department issued a memorandum instructing its Civil Affairs Division to focus on citizenship revocation cases.
Who is targeted by the repeal
Nearly 400 people are facing proceedings to revoke their citizenship in the country for alleged immigration fraud, according to the Department of Justice. The cases include allegedly lying on paperwork, false marriages and hidden backgrounds.https://t.co/8lnHBDEoAA
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The document listed a list of individuals for the Department to prioritize in these processes.
Including persons with links to terrorism, drug trafficking, involved in human trafficking or who have committed public aid fraud.
Among the requirements for citizenship, which if not met may lead to revocation of citizenship, is also “good moral character”.
The U.S. Justice Department will soon file civil lawsuits
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A term that is not specifically defined in the law and that, some organizations have warned, can lead to citizenship being revoked for “First Amendment-protected” actions, such as protesting.
“The Trump Administration has arrested, detained and deported pro-Palestinian demonstrators who attended protests where goods and property were damaged.”
“Skimming could become an extension of those attempts,” noted a report by the Brennan Center for Justice.
With information from EFE
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