The Trump administration is moving to strip citizenship from more than 250 foreign-born Americans by October — a push that, if it hits its target, would represent a sharp acceleration of federal denaturalization efforts.
A Justice Department official confirmed the figure, according to CBS News, which reported the plans Wednesday, June 18. The 250-case threshold is the administration’s stated goal for the fiscal timeline ending in fall 2026.
Background
Denaturalization — the legal process of revoking U.S. citizenship granted through naturalization — has historically been rare. Courts can strip citizenship on grounds including fraud or misrepresentation during the naturalization process. Cases have typically moved slowly and in small numbers.
The Justice Department didn’t say in the CBS News report how many cases have already been filed under the current administration or what offenses are alleged in the targeted cases. Whether the 250 figure includes ongoing cases or represents new filings wasn’t made clear.
The campaign fits the administration’s broader immigration enforcement posture, which has included aggressive use of existing federal statutes to revisit past immigration decisions. Denaturalization targets foreign-born citizens specifically — people who weren’t born with citizenship but acquired it — not natural-born Americans.
No Wyoming-specific cases were identified in the Justice Department official’s statement. The department hasn’t released a list of targets or the states where cases would be filed.
The October deadline gives the department roughly four months from the date of the announcement to reach the 250-case mark.
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