US justice department moves to strip citizenship of 40 naturalized citizens
Officials file ‘denaturalization actions’ against people accused of crimes in what they call ‘largest’ such initiative
TL;DR
- The Trump justice department is pursuing denaturalization actions against 40 naturalized citizens.
- The initiative is described as the largest of its kind during the administration.
- Accusations include acting as a foreign agent, voluntary manslaughter, and aggravated sodomy.
- Denaturalization is permissible if citizenship was illegally obtained or through concealment of material facts.
- The actions were filed in federal courts between August 21 and October 2.
- Previous reports suggest the justice department aimed to revoke citizenship for at least 384 foreign-born citizens.
- One individual targeted is Jinchao Wei, a former Chinese-born US navy sailor convicted of espionage.
- The denaturalized individuals come from various countries including Mexico, China, Iran, Pakistan, and the Philippines.