{
  "id": 12435261,
  "title": "DOJ moves to strip citizenship from 40 people",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/doj-moves-to-strip-citizenship-from-40-people",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T17:48:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Axios",
    "slug": "axios",
    "url": "https://www.axios.com/2026/10/06/doj-strip-citizenship-denaturalization-cases-40-people"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Department of Justice has initiated a campaign to strip citizenship from 40 naturalized citizens convicted of various crimes, marking the administration's most extensive denaturalization effort to date. Attorney General Todd Blanche described this as a significant step, aiming to revoke citizenship from over 250 individuals this month. The department filed 40 denaturalization actions across district courts from August 21 to October 2, according to a recent statement. Every individual involved had obtained U.S. citizenship through deception, according to Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate.\n\nTo revoke citizenship, the DOJ must provide clear, convincing, and unequivocal evidence, typically in federal district court. The grounds for revocation are primarily based on illegal procurement of citizenship or false statements made during the naturalization process. The individuals targeted have been convicted of serious offenses, such as conspiracy to commit money laundering, sexual abuse of a minor, and aggravated sodomy.\n\nThe move comes as part of the Trump administration's priority to enhance denaturalization efforts. The DOJ has identified 384 foreign-born Americans whose citizenship they aim to revoke. In April, the New York Times reported on this initiative, while Axios' Brittany Gibson highlighted the temporary relocation of USCIS lawyers to U.S. attorneys' offices to focus on denaturalization cases.",
  "summary": "President Trump's Justice Department moved to revoke citizenship from 40 naturalized citizens accused of crimes in recent months, representing what Attorney General Todd Blanche called the \"largest denaturalization effort in modern history.\" The big picture: The Trump administration has made denaturalization a priority, moving personnel to pursue more cases and setting a goal of 250 cases by this…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}