There are about 26 million naturalised Americans in the country, according to the Census Bureau.PHOTO: REUTERS

Trump administration aims to strip more foreign-born Americans of citizenship

18 Dec 2025, 01:55 · The Straits Times

WASHINGTON – The Trump administration plans to ramp up efforts to strip some naturalised Americans of their citizenship, according to internal guidance obtained by The New York Times, marking an aggressive new phase in US President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown
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The guidance, issued on Dec 16 to US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) field offices, asks that they “supply the Office of Immigration Litigation with 100 to 200 denaturalisation cases per month” in the 2026 fiscal year.