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DOJ Citizenship Revocation Plans Raise Constitutional Concerns

The Justice Department issued a June 11, 2025 memo directing attorneys to "maximally pursue denaturalization proceedings," sparking concerns about potential political targeting of naturalized citizens[^1]. While the memo lists priorities like national security threats and criminal conduct, it includes broad language allowing cases deemed "sufficiently important to pursue"[^1].

Legal experts warn this discretion could enable politically motivated denaturalization. "The politicization of citizenship rights is something that really worries me, I think it's just flatly inconsistent with our democratic system," said Cassandra Burke Robertson, a law professor at Case Western Reserve University[^7].

Recent events highlight these concerns:

• The White House press secretary indicated support for investigating NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani's citizenship based on rap lyrics[^6]
• Trump suggested examining Elon Musk's citizenship status after Musk criticized his spending bill[^14]
• Trump threatened to revoke Rosie O'Donnell's citizenship, though this is legally impossible as she was born in the U.S.[^14]

Constitutional scholars emphasize that denaturalization through civil proceedings "lacks many constitutional protections," with no right to court-appointed lawyers or jury trials[^14]. The Supreme Court previously restricted denaturalization in 1967, ruling it "inconsistent with the American form of democracy, because it creates two levels of citizenship"[^1].

"Denaturalization is exceedingly rare and has occurred for people who concealed information of war crimes, Nazi membership, criminal histories, or immigration fraud such as using a stolen identity," said Michelle Mittelstadt of the Migration Policy Institute[^14].

[^1]: NPR - DOJ announces plans to prioritize cases to revoke citizenship

[^6]: MSNBC - Trump's DOJ issues memo on plan to strip citizenship

[^7]: CNN - Law used to kick out Nazis could be used to strip citizenship from many more Americans

[^14]: PolitiFact - Can Donald Trump revoke Rosie O'Donnell's U.S. citizenship?

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Aug 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. trade deficit narrowed in June on a sharp drop in consumer goods imports, the latest evidence of the imprint on global commerce President Donald Trump is making with sweeping tariffs on imported goods.

The overall trade gap narrowed 16.0% in June to $60.2 billion, the Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis said on Tuesday. Days after reporting that the goods trade deficit tumbled 10.8% to its lowest since September 2023, the government said the full deficit including services also was its narrowest since September 2023.

Exports of goods and services totaled $277.3 billion, down from more than $278 billion in May, while total imports were $337.5 billion, down from $350.3 billion.

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