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"The Trump administration wants to take away citizenship from naturalized
Americans on a massive scale.
While a recent Justice Department memo prioritizes national security cases, it
directs the department to “maximally pursue denaturalization proceedings in all
cases permitted by law and supported by the evidence” across 10 broad priority
categories.
Denaturalization is different from deportation, which removes noncitizens from
the country. With civil denaturalization, the government files a lawsuit to
strip people’s U.S. citizenship after they have become citizens, turning them
back into noncitizens who can then be deported.
The government can only do this in specific situations. It must prove someone
“illegally procured” citizenship by not meeting the requirements, or that they
lied or hid important facts during the citizenship process.
The Trump administration’s “maximal enforcement” approach means pursuing any
case where evidence might support taking away citizenship, regardless of
priority level or strength of evidence. As our earlier research documented,
this has already led to cases like that of Baljinder Singh, whose citizenship
was revoked based on a name discrepancy that could easily have resulted from a
translator’s error rather than intentional fraud."
Via Kenny Chaffin.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
