Oppose Expanded Denaturalization Efforts Targeting Naturalized Citizens

I am writing to urge you to oppose the Trump administration's dramatic expansion of denaturalization efforts against foreign-born Americans. This administration has proven itself unworthy of trust in matters requiring truth and fairness, and these expanded powers pose a serious threat to the constitutional rights of naturalized citizens. The administration has set a goal of supplying 100 to 200 denaturalization cases per month to immigration litigation offices. This represents a staggering increase from the 102 cases filed during Trump's entire first term. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is now deploying experts nationwide and reassigning staff across 80-plus field offices to identify targets. Historically, denaturalization has been reserved for rare cases involving concealed criminal histories or human rights violations. This mass expansion fundamentally changes that standard. The Justice Department's guidance includes a troubling catch-all provision allowing pursuit of "any other cases that the division determines to be sufficiently important to pursue." This vague language grants unchecked discretion to an administration that has repeatedly demonstrated hostility toward immigrants and disregard for due process. Immigration policy analyst Sarah Pierce, a former USCIS official, warns that some policy changes could "make some naturalized citizens vulnerable to claims of fraud or misrepresentation retroactively." Even unsuccessful investigations impose devastating financial and emotional tolls on citizens who must hire lawyers and produce documents to defend their status. As Margy O'Herron of the Brennan Center for Justice stated, "the mere threat of denaturalization creates real terror" and makes citizens "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." I urge you to publicly oppose this expansion, support legislation limiting denaturalization to cases involving serious crimes proven beyond reasonable doubt, and demand oversight of USCIS activities to prevent abuse of these extraordinary powers.