Politics
DOJ to Strip Citizenship from 40 Individuals in Large-Scale Crackdown
USA Today · 4 hours ago · Read the Full Story on USA Today
AI SUMMARY
The Department of Homeland Security is moving to strip U.S. citizenship from 40 convicted criminals from around the globe in what officials call the largest modern denaturalization effort.
- The Department of Homeland Security is initiating proceedings to strip U.S. citizenship from 40 individuals accused of crimes.
- Attorney General Todd Blanche described the move as the largest denaturalization effort in modern history.
- The targeted individuals were convicted of offenses including espionage, aggravated sodomy, transportation of child pornography, and sexual abuse of a minor.
- The 40 affected individuals range in age from 26 to 76 and come from various countries, with the largest group of 11 originating from Mexico.
- The denaturalization cases cover a six-week period from August 21 to October 2.
- Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse data indicates this six-week total exceeds the combined denaturalization attempts of the past several years.
- Federal court denaturalization cases averaged 11 per year between 1990 and 2017 according to New York Times reporting.
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