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Acting AG Launches Denaturalization Push Against 12 Terrorism Suspects

5/9/2026

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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced a denaturalization push with a Trump-era tool to strip citizenship from accused of fraud and terrorism.
The Justice Department filed complaints against twelve citizens, naming Ali Yousif Ahmed for hiding Al-Qaeda leadership and murder charges and Salah Osman Ahmed for supporting al-Shabaab.
Senate Republicans urged deportations and denaturalizations, citing former prosecutor Neama Rahmani’s claim that the government must prove convincing evidence of material fraud.

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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced a denaturalization push with a Trump-era tool to strip citizenship from accused of fraud and terrorism.
The Justice Department filed complaints against twelve citizens, naming Ali Yousif Ahmed for hiding Al-Qaeda leadership and murder charges and Salah Osman Ahmed for supporting al-Shabaab.
Senate Republicans urged deportations and denaturalizations, citing former prosecutor Neama Rahmani’s claim that the government must prove convincing evidence of material fraud.