The American press reported that a senior Justice Department official announced that the Trump administration intends to file at least 250 citizenship revocation cases for October, which represents a greater effort to withdraw that status from people naturalized in the United States.
To date, the agency has filed 29 citizenship revocation cases against foreign-born Americans, whom He is accused of having obtained citizenship fraudulently.
According to the Transactional Records Access Center at Syracuse University, Between 2008 and June 12, 2026, 166 complaints were filed of denaturation, an annual average of less than 10. However, the Trump administration has exceeded that number.
The television network CNN assured that President Donald Trump is dabbling in an immigration agenda beyond persecuting people who are illegally in the United States and orders the federal agencies redirect their resources to prioritize these types of initiatives.
The Spanish newspaper The Country assured that at least 17 naturalized US citizens could lose citizenship after the Justice Department announced new actions to revoke that status.
The cases are related to alleged irregularities during the naturalization process, including fracket, use of false identities and the alleged concealment of information that would have affected eligibility.
Among the new cases is a convicted of conspiracy to commit health care fraud; another, for sexual assault against a minor, and one accused of conspiring to distribute prescription drugs without a license.
Also mentioned is a former Catholic priest accused of sexual abuse of minors and a man accused of submitting allegedly fraudulent applications for H-1B visas.
Telemundo reported that, over the next two weeks, the United States Supreme Court will issue rulings on relevant cases linked to Donald Trump, including his attempt to limit birthright citizenship and his attempt to remove a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.
The court’s term begins in October and typically concludes at the end of June, when high-impact cases are decided.
Some cases associated with Trump are:
- Trump vs. Barbara: Trump administration’s attempt to limit birthright citizenship.
- Mullin vs. Doe/Trump vs. Miot: Trump administration plan to withdraw legal protections from Haitian and Syrian migrants.
- Mullin vs. To the Other Side: dispute over the federal government’s powers to reject asylum applications at the border.
CNN cited a senior Justice Department official who indicated that reassigned civil trial attorneys from various divisions to handle citizenship revocation cases.
These cases have also been referred to federal prosecutors’ offices that are already under enormous pressure.
The official noted that cases of citizenship revocation should be prioritized “to protect the integrity of American citizens and ensure that people who are present in this country and have enjoyed the benefits of citizenship are doing so legally, and that the right people are acquiring citizenship.”
As reported The New York TimesDepartment of Homeland Security officials were instructed in late 2025 to refer more than 200 possible cases of denaturation per month.
The cases presented by the Trump administration include individuals named as commit fraud, sexual abuse of minors or have expressed alleged support for terrorism before or during the process of naturalization.
Under federal law, the government has the power to revoke a person’s citizenship. if he issued false statements related to the naturalization process or if it was obtained illegally, that is, if it did not meet the requirements.
Citizenship revocation does not apply to those who were born in the United States and obtained birthright citizenship. However, Trump attempted, through an executive order, end automatic citizenship.
In the last 10 years, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services recorded almost eight million naturalized people as American citizens.
In June 2025, Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate listed 10 categories of priority cases, including people who represent a danger to national securitywho have committed war crimes, fraud or undeclared serious crimes during the naturalization process.
A total of 12 lawyers make up the citizenship revocation unitin charge of processing pending cases and receiving files sent by the Department of Homeland Security.
According to CNN, given the volume of work, the Department of Justice is turning to offices of its civil division, including lawyers specializing in civil fraud, to expand their capacity.
The processes are complex and time-consumingwhich is why previous administrations have focused primarily on people involved in terrorism and war crimes.
During the four years of Joe Biden’s government, 24 cases were presentedaccording to Justice Department records.
The United States has revoked citizenship for lying about arrival date, age or marital status of a person, or for political reasons.
Justice Department officials maintain that the agency is focusing on people who lied about a criminal record or about criminal acts that were in progress when they submitted the application. Even, sometimes, due to alleged fraud related to the way they completed the forms.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said: “Obtaining American citizenship is a privilege and, under the strong leadership of President Trump, this Department maintains a policy of zero tolerance for abuse of this process.”