The Trump administration plans to file at least 250 denaturalization cases by October, significantly intensifying its effort to revoke citizenship from people naturalized in the United States, according to a senior Justice Department official.
In less than two months this year, the Justice Department has filed 29 denaturalization cases targeting foreign-born Americans whom it accuses of fraudulently obtaining US citizenship. Civil litigators are actively reviewing additional cases to file as the department picks up a pace that has already surpassed previous years: Between 2008 and June 12, 2026, 166 denaturalization complaints were filed, an annual average of less than 10, according to Syracuse University’s Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse. The push is part of President Donald Trump’s broader, aggressive immigration agenda — which has gone well beyond targeting people in the country illegally — and reveals how federal agencies have shifted resources to prioritize that agenda. Behind the scenes, the Justice Department has pulled civil litigators from various divisions — including those assigned to investigating fraud, which the administration has flaunted as another top priority — to pursue denaturalization cases, according to the senior DOJ official. The cases are also being sent to U.S. Attorney's Offices at a time when many are already under immense strain.
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