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At least 105 civil denaturalization lawsuits were filed in federal district courts during the first seven months of 2026, including 50 filed in July alone, according to data published by Syracuse University's Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse. TRAC previously reported that roughly 125 such lawsuits were filed nationwide between 2008 and 2025.
The figures show a significant increase in the government's use of denaturalization proceedings, a civil legal process through which federal authorities seek to revoke citizenship that has already been granted.
TRAC reported that lawsuits were filed in at least 37 states and the District of Columbia between January and July. Florida recorded the highest number of cases, with 19 filings during the first seven months of the year, followed by Texas and Maryland with 10 each. California, which recorded 21 denaturalization filings over the 2008-2025 period, has recorded five new cases this year.
The July surge was particularly notable. The 50 lawsuits filed that month followed the 55 cases TRAC had identified during the first six months of 2026, representing one of the largest monthly totals recorded since TRAC began recording the data. TRAC's analysis is based on federal court records and tracks civil lawsuits filed by the government seeking to revoke U.S. citizenship.
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