DOJ memo outlines plans for ‘prioritizing denaturalization’ — aka yanking US citizenship — of individuals charged with certain crimes

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The Justice Department will prioritize revoking the US citizenship of individuals charged with certain crimes, according to a memo issued by the agency earlier this month.

“The Civil Division shall prioritize and maximally pursue denaturalization proceedings in all cases permitted by law and supported by the evidence,” read a June 11 “enforcement priorities” memo sent by Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate to all employees within the DOJ’s Civil Division.

Shumate noted that the civil division has established several “categories of priorities for denaturalization cases” in order to “promote the pursuit of all viable denaturalization cases … and maintain the integrity of the naturalization system while simultaneously ensuring an appropriate allocation of resources.”

DOJ memo outlines plans for ‘prioritizing denaturalization’ — aka yanking US citizenship — of individuals charged with certain crimes

At least one person has been denaturalized since the memo was issued.

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[Cheeky200386]

Excellent! This should greatly deter criminality.

 

[Ghoti Ichthus]

This concerns me greatly.

The people, who were born before 1950 in Guam, 1927 in the U.S. Virgin Islands, 1917 in Puerto Rico, and 1978/1986 in Northern Mariana Islands before birthright citizenship was granted in those U.S. territories, and who didn't have at least one Parent, who could transmit U.S. citizenship, are naturalized citizens. Depending on ethnicity, the relevant dates for Alaska are 1867 and 1924. 1900 for Hawaii. I know relatively few are affected, but ALL U.S. citizens are entitled to equal protection of the law. There is no such thing as provisional or temporary citizenship. One is either a citizen, or is not a citizen.

Once this starts, what's to stop stripping any naturalized citizen of his or her citizenship? Maybe people, who won't take a vaccine, or send their children to public school, or who voted a certain way, or refuse to use the wrong pronouns, or insist on using the wrong pronouns, or go to a conservative church or a liberal church or the wrong sect mosque? Don't have a high enough social credit score? Low credit score? Too old? Disabled? Someday, maybe simply being a Christian or Jewish person will be enough to lose one's citizenship. Possession of an unadulterated Bible, hymnal, etc.? Refusal to take MOB?


Lest people, who are natural-born citizens, get too comfortable, there's also been attempt to eliminate at least some birthright citizenship.

Thread 'BREAKING: Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Executive Order on Birthright Citizenship Nationwide'

Jan 23, 2025

The resistance has fired its first shot across the bow against President Trump courtesy of the Judiciary Branch.

As Newsnation reported, a federal judge for the time being blocked Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship regardless of the parent’s immigration status.

U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour of Seattle ruled for open borders advocates in the case, which was brought by the states of Washington, Arizona, Illinois, and Oregon. These states claim the 14th Amendment and Supreme Court case law have cemented birthright citizenship even for the U.S.-born children of...

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Relevant parts of U.S. Code

8 U.S. Code Chapter 12 Subchapter III Part I - Nationality at Birth and Collective Naturalization

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Territories of the United States

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I wonder what the U.N. will say about this

1. Everyone has the right to a nationality.
2. No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his nationality nor denied the right to change his nationality.
Article 15, Universal Declaration of Rights

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First They Came

First they came for the Communists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Communist

Then they came for the Socialists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Socialist

Then they came for the trade unionists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a trade unionist

Then they came for the Jews
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Jew

Then they came for me
And there was no one left
To speak out for me

Martin Niemoller

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[Tall Timbers]

There is no such thing as provisional or temporary citizenship. One is either a citizen, or is not a citizen.

Except where they lied/falsified to gain citizenship. It is right to revoke it in those cases. Like the woman in Congress who allegedly married her brother to get him into country, and the card carrying commie running for mayor of NY.