- The Trump Administration is dramatically expanding efforts to revoke U.S. citizenship for foreign-born Americans, with a goal of 100 to 200 possible denaturalization cases per month, according to NBC News reporters Colleen Long, Laura Strickler, Daniella Silva, and Nicole Acevedo.
- Legal experts, including Margy O'Herron of the New York University Law School's Brennan Center for Justice, warn that denaturalization "faces high legal hurdles" and could have a chilling effect on free speech, with O'Herron stating that "citizens are afraid that if they do or say something the government doesn't like — even if those things are lawful and protected by the Constitution — they will be a target."
- The ACLU and other advocacy groups are pushing back against the administration's efforts, with the ACLU noting that "denaturalization is a drastic measure that should only be taken in the most extreme circumstances" and that the administration's expansion of denaturalization proceedings is using "questionable standards and proceedings," according to an ACLU fact sheet.
JUSTICE MATTERS
AlterNet and New York Times cover the Trump Administration's immigration policies, but with differing focuses. AlterNet explicitly states that the Trump Administration is "dramatically expanding an effort to revoke U.S. citizenship for foreign-born Americans," quoting NBC News reporters, while the New York Times discusses the push for body cameras for D.H.S. as a point of "bipartisan agreement" without mentioning denaturalization efforts. This framing difference obscures the controversy surrounding the Trump Administration's denaturalization campaign, as reported by AlterNet, and instead emphasizes a rare point of agreement between parties, as highlighted by the New York Times.
Cross-referenced with: New York Times
