Justice Department’s Aggressive Denaturalization Drive: Protecting America or Political Weapon?

In a move echoing the Trump administration’s no-nonsense stance on immigration enforcement, the Justice Department is ramping up efforts to strip citizenship from naturalized immigrants who obtained it under fraudulent circumstances or pose serious risks to national security. Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate’s recent memo signals a broader and more aggressive approach to denaturalization — moving beyond longtime focuses on war criminals and into new territory that includes violent offenders, gang members, drug cartel operatives, and even Medicaid fraudsters.This initiative builds on years of groundwork, including Obama-era efforts like Operation Janus aimed at rooting out identity fraud among immigrants with...