Denaturalization and Revocation of Naturalization

The Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice are ramping up efforts to investigate U.S. citizens and pursue denaturalization cases. This could result in more denaturalization cases and loss of U.S. citizenship for naturalized citizens.  Further, these efforts will have a chilling effect on the number of lawful permanent residents applying for U.S. citizenship. This Practice Advisory reviews the present state of denaturalization and revocation of citizenship.  It thoroughly reviews the statutes and caselaw to date in denaturalization and revocation of citizenship. Practitioners handling these cases will find this Practice Advisory to be very useful when defending U.S. citizens who are under the threat of having their citizenship torn away from them.