Justice Dept. Establishes Office to Denaturalize Immigrants

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

Source: NYT

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department said Wednesday that it had created an official section in its immigration office to strip citizenship rights from naturalized immigrants, a move that gives more heft to the Trump administration’s broad efforts to remove from the country immigrants who have committed crimes.

The Denaturalization Section “underscores the department’s commitment to bring justice to terrorists, war criminals, sex offenders and other fraudsters who illegally obtained naturalization,” Joseph H. Hunt, the head of the Justice Department’s civil division, said in a statement.

“The Denaturalization Section will further the department’s efforts to pursue those who unlawfully obtained citizenship status and ensure that they are held accountable for their fraudulent conduct,” Mr. Hunt said.

The move promises to further expand a practice that was once used infrequently, but that the Trump administration has increasingly turned to as part of its immigration crackdown. It has raised alarms among some department lawyers who fear denaturalization lawsuits could be used against immigrants who have not committed serious crimes.

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Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/26/us/politics/denaturalization-immigrants-justice-department.html#click=https://t.co/I1HuGaReYn

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It seems to get worse daily with this administration.

[Grokenstein]

1. "Raised alarms"

It has raised alarms among some department lawyers who fear denaturalization lawsuits could be used against immigrants who have not committed serious crimes.

Gotta love the soft, hesitant wording, stepping gently on eggshells for the sake of a fascist regime that already puts children into cages that are completely unmonitored by any outside agency. OF COURSE THAT'S HOW THEY INTEND TO USE THEM.

[mr_lebowski]

12. Media is pathetic. And yes, of course. Having been here even one day in an 'illegal' status

Will be enough for them to claim 'fraud' and revoke your citizenship, leaving you with NO COUNTRY in most cases.

[jmowreader]

2. I can think of someone's idiot wife who should be worried about this

[IthinkThereforeIAM]

7. +1...

... eom.

[RockRaven]

3. Melania committed fraud when she came to the US. She's at the top of the list

for the use of this power by the next administration (part of the naturalization process involves attesting that your prior behavior was legit). Not that Trump cares.

[keithbvadu2]

9. And Melania's parents too.

And Melania's parents too.

[Thomas Hurt]

4. yeah, and what is to stop them from branding a natural born citizen an "illegal" and deporting them?

[2naSalit]

5. +1

[aggiesal]

15. Yup, they're called DREAMERS ...

They were born here, but they're parents were undocumented.
Obama showed compassion, while Pendejo45 immediately removed Dreamer's rights.

I hate using the word 'Illegal Immigrants'
People are not "Illegals".
We are not born "Illegally".
"Undocumented", yes, maybe.
But "Illegal"? NO!

[ripcord]

21. That is not what Dreamers are

Anyone born in the US is a citizen no matter what their parents immigration status. Dreamers are people who were brought to the U.S. without documentation at a young age where they had no control over the circumstance, they have known no other home so it is wrong to remove them.

[bucolic_frolic]

6. ex post facto & grandfathered in

They can't do this. People have adjusted their lives based on what the government did or told them years ago.

[PatSeg]

8. How about Sebastian Gorka and

Dinesh D'Souza!!! Start with them.

This is insane.

[icymist]

10. How long, do you think, before this is used on American Jewish people?

Remember this?

President Trump to sign an order to interpret Judaism as a nationality

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212769736

Trump tells American Jews that Netanyahu is 'your prime minister' in bonkers Vegas speech

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142299232

Trump Accuses Jewish Americans Who Vote Democrat Of 'Disloyalty'

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212395047

[Duppers]

11. Holy hell!! nt

[Bayard]

13. This is just plain CRAZY!

They will use this to deport every naturalized citizen out there, Permanent Residents, people with Green cards, and every kind of legal visa.
Then they'll move on to every race or religion that trump and his gang of misfits wants gone from white America.

One more question of, how much damage he can do before we get rid of him?

[aggiesal]

16. They will use this to deport every naturalized citizen out there ...

no, only brown skinned naturalized citizens.

The first non-brown skin deported, will be absolved of any wrong doing
and brought back into this country with back pay.

[aggiesal]

14. And they'll use the same techniques that they used to throw people off the voter rolls ...

but this time on immigrants.
So if your name is Juan A. Hernandez and you committed a crime, you'll get deported.
So will
Juan B. Hernandez along with
Juan C. Hernandez
Juan D. Hernandez
...
Juan Z. Hernandez.

[kimbutgar]

17. I know a lot of naturalized citizens who are mf45 supporters

Can’t wait to tell them about this !

[mpcamb]

18. Denaturalize impeached presidents. Com' on House, pass it.

[WestLosAngelesGal]

19. This made me laugh...

... a rare happening when I am perusing DU. Thanks for that!

[IronLionZion]

20. Sounds like he's targeting Melania

[mike_c]

22. DOJ to strip citizenship from naturalized Americans.

There. I fixed the headline.