Trump’s justice department issues directive to strip naturalized Americans of citizenship for crimin

[11MohanRedddy]

Trump’s justice department issues directive to strip naturalized Americans of citizenship for criminal offenses

 

Memo says those subjected to civil proceedings are not entitled to an attorney like they are in criminal cases

 

The Trump administration has codified its efforts to strip some Americans of their US citizenship in a recently published justice department memo that directs attorneys to prioritize denaturalization for naturalized citizens who commit certain crimes.

The memo, published on 11 June, calls on attorneys in the department to institute civil proceedings to revoke a person’s United States citizenship if an individual either “illegally procured” naturalization or procured naturalization by “concealment of a material fact or by willful misrepresentation”.

At the center of the move are the estimated 25 million US citizens who immigrated to the country after being born abroad, according to data from 2023 – and it lists 10 different priority categories for denaturalization.

According to the memo, those subjected to civil proceedings are not entitled to an attorney like they are in criminal cases. And the government has a lighter burden of proof in civil cases than they do in criminal ones.

The memo claims such efforts will focus on those who are involved “in the commission of war crimes, extrajudicial killings, or other serious human rights abuses … [and] naturalized criminals, gang members, or, indeed, any individuals convicted of crimes who pose an ongoing threat to the US”.

The directive gives justice department attorneys wider discretion on when to pursue denaturalization, including in instances of lying on immigration forms, cases where there is financial fraud or medical fraud against the US or against private individuals; and cases referred by a US attorney’s office or in connection with pending criminal charges.

The justice department’s civil rights division has been placed at the forefront of Trump’s policy objectives, including ending diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs within the government as well as ending transgender treatments, among other initiatives.

[rad9]

I already posted this in another thread. It's not just for criminal offenses. They can now strip citizenship for any reason - see point 10 on page 4 - CIV Enforcement Memo 

[Mr Mirchi]

23 minutes ago, rad9 said:

I already posted this in another thread. It's not just for criminal offenses. They can now strip citizenship for any reason - see point 10 on page 4 - CIV Enforcement Memo 

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