De-Naturalization

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Two U.S. naturalized citizens had that status revoked by the Department of Justice this week as part of a push by the Trump administration to denaturalize those whom it accused of gaining citizenship while concealing crimes or committing fraud.

DOJ officials announced Thursday they had secured the denaturalization of the two individuals — a Ukrainian native and Florida resident who was found to be involved in smuggling weapons out of the United States and a Cuban woman convicted of swindling more than $6 million in fraudulent Medicare claims while also living in Florida.

“American citizenship is a sacred privilege — not a cheap status that can be obtained dishonestly,” Attorney General Pam Bondi wrote on X.

 “Today’s denaturalization actions reflect this Department of Justice’s ongoing efforts to strip citizenship from people who conceal crimes or defraud the American people during the immigration process.” Just a thought.