Immigration
Feb. 6, 2026
Denaturalization push remains rare despite tough rhetoric
Justice Department announcements of two new denaturalization petitions underscore how infrequently the government seeks to strip citizenship, immigration lawyers say, despite Trump-era pledges to expand the practice.
Earlier this week, the U.S. Justice Department announced it had filed denaturalization petitions against two men, both convicted of serious sex crimes. But the announcements highlighted how few such cases have been filed amid a wider crackdown on immigration.
"I haven't seen an increase," said Matthew L. Hoppock, an immigration attorney and founder of the Hoppock Law Firm LLC in Shawnee, Kan. "I saw all of the news reporting when they said, 'We're coming...
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