Trump again brings up the idea of deporting US citizens for crimes

Trump again brings up the idea of deporting US citizens for crimes


Speaking to the press during a tour of a migrant detention center in the Florida Everglades, the president repeated claims that there are many immigrants who are now citizens and have been committing serious crimes. The proposal came weeks after the Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate -- a Trump appointee -- released a memo giving U.S. attorneys wide discretion to decide when to pursue the denaturalization process to "advance the Administration's policy objectives." Amanda Frost, a professor at the University of Virginia School of Law, told ABC News in April that the administration could try to target naturalized U.S. citizens, who can lose their immigration status if they've committed treason or falsified information during their naturalization process.

Author: Ivan Pereira


Published at: 2025-07-01 20:48:55

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