Lately, Trump has focused a lot of his time on bashing the Somalian US population. Now, he has threatened to strip Americans of their citizenship.
In an interview with The New York Times, Donald Trump said his administration is “examining the criteria for taking away citizenship.” He added that they are specifically looking into “many of the people that came in from Somalia.” The president claims they “hate our country.”
Moreover, Trump said of stripping Americans of their citizenship, “If they deserve to be stripped, I would, yes,”
The Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) states that an average of 11 denaturalization cases were opened per year from 1990 to 2017. However, it is a very lengthy process. It can only be done by judicial order through civil proceedings or criminal conviction for naturalization fraud.
American Cival Liberty Union issues scathing resonse to Trump
Everyone isn’t having Donald Trump’s threats against his own countrymen. In a fierce statement, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) said, “These efforts to strip citizenship from Americans are systemic and chilling.
“They have made U.S. citizens fearful that mistakes made years ago on their past applications could be used to target them, take away their citizenship, and destroy their lives. The Trump administration’s denaturalization efforts have made lawful permanent residents scared to pursue citizenship and fully engage civically,” the statement continued.
“What was once a celebratory moment recognizing an immigrant’s integration into American life now comes with an undercurrent of fear and suspicion.”
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