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New case data compiled by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) shows the scale of the recent increase. At least 15 denaturalization lawsuits were filed in May 2026 and 18 more in the first half of June, according to a TRAC report released June 17.
By comparison, the federal government historically averaged fewer than one such case per month, or roughly 11 per year between 1990 and 2017, per TRAC data.
TRAC’s database identified 166 denaturalization cases filed between 2008 and mid-June 2026, with filings remaining relatively low for years before rising again after a 2025 Justice Department policy shift expanding enforcement priorities.
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