The Justice Department has initiated a vigorous campaign to pursue denaturalization against naturalized U.S. citizens who are found guilty of specific crimes. A June 11 memo indicates a strategic shift allowing attorneys and district attorneys greater discretion in this matter. This push aims to target the approximately 25 million naturalized citizens, with one case already resulting in the revocation of citizenship for Elliott Duke, a military veteran convicted of distributing child sexual abuse material. This approach revisits tactics from the McCarthy era, where citizenship was stripped from individuals based on their past behavior or dishonesty in citizenship applications.
Denaturalization will be among the Justice Department's top five enforcement priorities, focusing on immigrants who commit certain crimes, as directed by Department leadership.
The recent push for denaturalization echoes tactics used during McCarthyism, targeting those who may have misrepresented their criminal history on citizenship applications.
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