2/26/2020

CITIZENSHIP/IMMIGRATION/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Justice Department said Wednesday [2-26-20] 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.”

Katie Benner, “Justice Dept. Establishes Office to Denaturalize Immigrants,” The New York Times online, February 26, 2020