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Immigration

Jun. 12, 2025

The quiet revival of denaturalization in America

President Trump's second-term immigration agenda marks a sharp escalation from his first, with an aggressive revival of civil denaturalization efforts that put not only naturalized citizens--but also their spouses and children--at risk of losing U.S. citizenship based on past omissions or alleged misstatements, no matter how minor.

Nancy K. Canter

Of Counsel
Isaacs • Friedberg • Zill

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The quiet revival of denaturalization in America
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President Trump's second-term immigration agenda is not simply a redux of the first. Less than six months in, the current administration's policies have led to a dramatic escalation in immigration enforcement.

While the executive order curtailing birthright citizenship for children of certain immigrants has made the headlines, flying under the radar, so far, are the risks to naturalized citizens who may have their citizenship stripped by a federal court ...

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