The Trump administration is stepping up efforts to revoke the citizenship of naturalised Americans, with the US Justice Department on Monday filing lawsuits against 17 people accused of obtaining citizenship through fraud or concealing serious crimes.Among those targeted is a Chinese-born resident of the state of Georgia who prosecutors say hid a prior deportation order and immigration history under a different identity before becoming a US citizen in 2006.The announcement was accompanied by statements from Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, and Assistant Attorney General Brett A. Shumate, underscoring the administration’s effort to present denaturalisation as a coordinated immigration-enforcement priority.
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MON · 2026-06-08 · 19:07 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0608-82769
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Chinese national targeted as Trump’s denaturalisation campaign ramps up
The Trump administration is intensifying its campaign to revoke the citizenship of naturalized Americans. On Monday, the U.S.
Teresa Elena FrontadoSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-06-08 · 19:07 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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The Trump administration is intensifying its campaign to revoke the citizenship of naturalized Americans. On Monday, the U.S. Justice Department filed lawsuits against 17 individuals accused of obtaining citizenship through fraud or by concealing serious crimes. One of those targeted is a Chinese-born resident of Georgia. Prosecutors allege this individual used a different identity to hide a prior deportation order and immigration history before becoming a U.S. citizen in 2006. This action was presented as a coordinated immigration-enforcement priority by acting officials from the Justice Department and Homeland Security.
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Denaturalisation is being presented as a coordinated immigration-enforcement priority by the administration.
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The targeted individual became a US citizen in 2006.
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A Chinese-born resident of Georgia is among those targeted, accused of hiding a prior deportation order and immigration history under a different identity.
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The US Justice Department filed lawsuits against 17 people accused of obtaining citizenship through fraud or concealing serious crimes.
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The Trump administration is increasing efforts to revoke the citizenship of naturalised Americans.
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