DOJ files record number of cases to strip Americans of citizenship

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a record number of cases to strip Americans of citizenship, the department said Monday.

In a Monday press release, the department said it unveiled on Monday the filing of denaturalization actions targeting 40 people “accused of serious offenses.”

The filings occurred in a number of U.S. district courts, with the offenses involving acting as an agent for a foreign government and committing voluntary manslaughter, per the DOJ.

The department also said in the release that the actions were filed from late August to early October, and “represent the largest volume of complaints submitted in a single period under the Trump administration.”

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