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The Department of Justice is pursuing denaturalization cases against naturalized U.S. citizens, including invoking Cold War-era statutes. Civil rights advocates warn the escalating effort targets vulnerable immigrant communities and poses constitutional risks.
The Department of Justice is actively pursuing denaturalization cases against naturalized U.S. citizens, dusting off Cold War-era statutes to do it. This isn't a one-off legal action—it's a systematic push targeting people who went through the naturalization process. Civil rights groups flag that these cases disproportionately affect vulnerable immigrant communities who often lack resources to mount a legal defense.
What makes this notable is the aggression and the legal basis being used. Denaturalization is rare in modern practice, which is why the escalation stands out. Once someone loses citizenship, they lose everything tied to it—the right to vote, to hold certain jobs, to sponsor family members. The government is essentially reversing a legal status that courts already granted, which opens up questions about due process and what it means for naturalized citizens to have the same security as those born here.
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