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\n The Justice Department announced Monday that it will move to revoke citizenship from 17 people nationwide, marking the latest move in the Trump administration\u2019s unprecedented push to target naturalized citizens.\n <\/p>\n
\n Since President Donald Trump returned to office, his administration has doubled down on its denaturalization campaign, targeting foreign-born American citizens whom it accuses of fraudulently obtaining US citizenship.\n <\/p>\n
\n Officials say that some of the people targeted in the latest effort are accused of committing fraud and sexual abuse of a minor.\n <\/p>\n
\n Denaturalization \u2013 the process of revoking citizenship from a naturalized US citizen \u2013 is rare and can only occur in federal court. Historically, the US revoked citizenship for a range of reasons, from lying about a person\u2019s date of arrival, age or marital status to political reasons. During World War II, for example, the US reviewed naturalization cases of German Americans who were pro-Nazi<\/a>.\n <\/p>\n \n Under the Biden administration, the Justice Department filed 24 denaturalization cases, according to a DOJ official. The Trump administration has already outpaced that within the last year.\n <\/p>\n