DENATURALIZATION

Denaturalization: Defending Your Citizenship The Pro Se Immigration Law Library

The United States government is now stripping citizenship from naturalized Americans at a rate not seen in modern history. In June 2025, the Department of Justice issued a sweeping enforcement memo making denaturalization a top priority - expanding targets beyond war criminals and terrorists to include healthcare fraud, financial crimes, gang activity, and anyone the DOJ "determines to be sufficiently important to pursue." At the same time, the Supreme Court is considering the most significant challenge to birthright citizenship in 125 years.

Most naturalized citizens don't know what denaturalization is. Almost nothing written about it is accessible to non-lawyers.

This book changes that.

Written by a former United States immigration judge and practicing immigration attorney with more than 25 years of experience, Denaturalization: Defending Your Citizenship is the only plain-language guide to this rapidly expanding area of law. It covers:

• What denaturalization is - and what it is not
• The seven categories of conduct the government is targeting right now, with real cases from 2025 and 2026
• How the process works, from the government's internal referral pipeline to federal court
• What birthright citizenship means, what the Supreme Court fight is actually about, and how children of U.S. citizens born abroad acquire citizenship
• What happens after denaturalization - to you and to your family
• Exactly what to do if you are concerned about your own situation

If you are a naturalized citizen, the family member of one, or someone considering naturalization, this book gives you what the legal system rarely provides: clear information, honest assessment, and practical guidance - written for you, not for lawyers.