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June 18, 2026
Trump Administration Plans to File 250 Denaturalization Cases by October
- The Justice Department plans to file at least 250 denaturalization cases by the end of the fiscal year in October, a significant increase from past efforts.
- This initiative is part of President Trump's broader immigration agenda, shifting resources to focus on denaturalization.
- Historically, denaturalization cases have been rare, with an average of just 11 cases filed per year between 1990 and 2017.
2 Sources
- Exclusive: Trump administration ramps up effort to revoke citizenship from naturalized AmericansJun 18, 2026 at 8:00 AM · CNN
- U.S. planning aggressive expansion of denaturalization push, aiming for 250 cases by fallJun 18, 2026 at 3:28 PM · CBS News