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The Trump administration is aggressively accelerating its campaign to revoke United States citizenship from naturalized Americans accused of fraud or serious crimes, with plans to file at least 250 denaturalization cases by October 2026. This significant escalation involves shifting civil litigators from other federal divisions to handle the surging caseload, which has already vastly outpaced historical annual averages.
As reported by cnn.com on June 18, 2026, the Justice Department has filed 29 denaturalization cases in less than two months this year. Data compiled by Syracuse University’s Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) indicates that between 2008 and June 12, 2026, only 166 denaturalization complaints were filed, representing an annual average of fewer than 10 cases. TRAC reports a sharp spike in activity, with 15 complaints filed in May 2026 and 18 filed in the first part of June 2026 alone.
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