TRUMP EXPANDS DENATURALIZATION TASK FORCE TO TARGET IMMIGRANTS CONVICTED OF FRAUD
DETROIT, MI — President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that his administration is moving to significantly expand federal denaturalization efforts, specifically targeting naturalized immigrants who are convicted of defrauding American citizens. Speaking at the Detroit Economic Club, the President signaled that the era of rare citizenship revocation is over.
A New Dedicated DOJ Section
The Department of Justice has formalized this initiative by creating a brand-new section dedicated to investigating and prosecuting denaturalization cases. This office will pick up where the 2018 task force left off, focusing on individuals who "illegally procured" their citizenship or concealed "material facts" during their application process.
Priority cases for this new section include:
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National Security: Individuals deemed a potential danger to the U.S.
Serious Criminality: Terrorists, war criminals, and sex offenders.
Financial Crimes: Specifically targeting those involved in Medicaid, Medicare, and loan fraud.
The Legal Standard for Revocation
Denaturalization is the legal process of stripping a naturalized person of their U.S. citizenship. Under existing U.S. law, this is permitted if citizenship was obtained through "willful misrepresentation" or fraud. However, the Supreme Court has set a high bar for the government, requiring "clear, unequivocal, and convincing evidence" before a citizen can be stripped of their rights.
Historically, this was a rare occurrence, with the government typically filing only a dozen cases per year. That changed with "Operation Janus" during the Obama administration and expanded rapidly during Trump's first term, where over 700,000 files were reviewed.
Broadening the Definition of Fraud
A recent DOJ memo instructs the Civil Division to prioritize denaturalization to meet "administration policy objectives." This has led to a heated debate among legal scholars: can citizenship be revoked for criminal conduct that happens after naturalization, or must the crime be tied directly to a lie told during the application process?
The administration’s focus on financial fraud—including Medicaid and Medicare scams—suggests a broader interpretation of what makes a citizen "unfit" to retain their status.
A Return to Historical Precedents?
The move echoes the early 20th century, a time when "good moral character" was frequently used as a benchmark for citizenship. While Supreme Court rulings in the 1940s and 1960s curtailed these practices to protect citizens, the new DOJ office is expected to test these constitutional boundaries in federal court immediately.
"We are going to revoke the citizenship of any naturalized immigrant... who is convicted of defrauding our citizens," Trump reinforced, emphasizing his commitment to what he calls "domestic tranquility."
'Guilty Of Fraud' - Hammer Dropped On Former First Lady Jill Biden During Live Fox News Segment
McEnany Accuses Jill Biden Of Misleading Americans About Debate Performance
Posted July 15, 2026
Former White House press secretary and Fox News host Kayleigh McEnany accused former first lady Jill Biden of misleading the American public about President Joe Biden’s condition following his widely criticized debate performance during the 2024 campaign.
McEnany made the remarks Thursday during an appearance on Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” where she reacted to comments Jill Biden reportedly made in her upcoming book regarding the president’s performance during the debate that ultimately intensified questions about his age and fitness for office.
The discussion began when co-host Dana Perino referenced remarks Jill Biden made immediately following the debate.
At a campaign event after the debate, Jill Biden praised her husband’s performance.
“Joe, you did such a great job. You answered every question,” she said at the time.
Perino contrasted those comments with more recent claims attributed to Jill Biden and raised questions about the apparent inconsistency.
“So now we know that this is what she’s saying in her book,” Perino said. “And the question I would love to ask her is where are you lying then or now?”
McEnany responded by arguing that Jill Biden’s reaction following the debate was inconsistent with her more recent descriptions of the event.
“It’s a great question,” McEnany said.
“That is not the reaction of someone who believes they just watched their husband have a stroke. It is an absolute lie.”
McEnany then accused the former first lady of concealing concerns about the president’s condition from voters.
“It was fraud,” she said.
“What she did fraud on the American public and she’s continuing it by saying she had never seen him like that before or after.”
The debate between Biden and President Donald Trump became a turning point in the 2024 election cycle, with many Democrats publicly expressing concern about Biden’s performance and his ability to continue his campaign.
Questions about Biden’s age and mental sharpness had circulated for years, but the debate intensified those concerns and fueled calls from some Democrats for him to step aside.
During the Fox News discussion, McEnany referenced comments previously made by veteran journalist Carl Bernstein regarding Biden’s condition behind the scenes.
“Dana, you all remember Carl Bernstein, who said he talked to people who knew Joe Biden, loved Joe Biden, supported Joe Biden, and they were adamant that what we saw was not a one-off,” McEnany said.
According to McEnany, Bernstein reported that individuals close to Biden had observed similar episodes before the debate.
“They said it had happened 15 or 20 times prior, him losing his train of thought,” she said.
McEnany also cited a fundraiser Bernstein reportedly described.
“He described a fundraiser where he froze up and seemed to have some type of rigor mortis,” she said.
“This is not something that was a one-off.”
McEnany argued that concerns about Biden’s condition were widely known among those close to him.
“This was well known,” she said.
She then questioned why Jill Biden continued publicly defending her husband following the debate.
“So why did she keep up with the fraud on the American people?” McEnany asked.
The former first lady has repeatedly defended her husband and rejected claims that she or members of his inner circle concealed concerns about his health, Breitbart News reported.
The debate over Biden’s condition became one of the defining political stories of the 2024 election cycle and continued after he ultimately left the race.
McEnany’s comments reflect ongoing scrutiny surrounding what Biden’s family, advisers and top Democratic officials knew about his condition and when they knew it.
Neither Jill Biden nor representatives for the former president immediately responded to McEnany’s latest remarks.
As new books and accounts from those involved continue to emerge, questions surrounding Biden’s final campaign and the decisions made by those closest to him remain a major topic of political debate.
