Trump Administration has ordered 100–200 monthly denaturalisation reviews by targetting citizenship fraud cases.
NewsOnline Nigeria reports that the administration of former U.S. President Donald Trump has directed immigration authorities to begin identifying between 100 and 200 potential denaturalisation cases each month.
According to a report by NBC News cited by the Economic Times, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has reassigned personnel and deployed specialists to field offices nationwide to review previously approved naturalisation cases.
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The move is aimed at providing the Department of Justice’s Office of Immigration Litigation with a steady pipeline of cases for possible revocation of citizenship.
USCIS spokesperson Matthew Tragesser said the agency would take action where there is evidence of fraud or misrepresentation in the naturalisation process.
“We maintain a zero-tolerance policy towards fraud in the naturalisation process and will pursue denaturalisation proceedings for any individual who lied or misrepresented themselves,” he said.
He added that the agency would continue working with the Justice Department to ensure that only individuals who meet citizenship standards retain U.S. citizenship.
The Justice Department has reportedly instructed its attorneys to prioritise denaturalisation cases, particularly those involving national security threats, war crimes, or Medicaid and Medicare fraud.
The directive also includes a broader provision allowing action in other cases deemed sufficiently significant to pursue.
Trump has consistently focused on tightening U.S. citizenship policies. He has also sought authority to end birthright citizenship for children born in the United States to foreign nationals, a matter currently before the U.S. Supreme Court.
In a Thanksgiving message last year, Trump stated that he would remove individuals who were not a “net asset” to the United States and would denaturalise migrants considered to undermine domestic stability.
