Denaturalization and Revocation of Naturalization

Historically, the U.S. government has rarely pursued denaturalization. However, the Trump administration claims to be increasing its capacity and resources to pursue an unprecedented number of denaturalization cases in its second term, an approach that is at odds with historical practice. This practice advisory gives an overview of legal authorities for denaturalization, discusses civil denaturalization proceedings, explains denaturalization based on convictions for naturalization fraud, provides potential defenses to denaturalization, covers the consequences of denaturalization, and examines the impact of denaturalization on derivative citizens.