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DOJ Targets 17 Naturalized Citizens in Record Denaturalization Sweep

6/9/2026

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The Justice Department filed the biggest denaturalization complaint batch, seeking to strip citizenship from 17 naturalized individuals.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said it has a policy for naturalization abuse.
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said citizenship can be lost for breaking the law or lying in immigration proceedings.
The 17 targets include a Cuban fraud convict, a Colombian daughter of a drug trafficker, and sexual abuse, fraud and immigration deception.

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The Justice Department filed the biggest denaturalization complaint batch, seeking to strip citizenship from 17 naturalized individuals.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said it has a policy for naturalization abuse.
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said citizenship can be lost for breaking the law or lying in immigration proceedings.
The 17 targets include a Cuban fraud convict, a Colombian daughter of a drug trafficker, and sexual abuse, fraud and immigration deception.