The DOJ Just Launched the Largest Denaturalization Surge in American History – It’s Only the Beginning
American citizenship is the most precious thing this country bestows. The Trump DOJ just announced it is treating it accordingly — and the criminals who lied their way into it are about to find out what that means.
The Justice Department filed 25 denaturalization complaints in the two weeks since July 20 alone — the largest coordinated denaturalization effort in the history of the Department. Since January 20, 2025, a total of 123 civil denaturalization complaints have been filed. Acting AG Todd Blanche put it plainly: “U.S. citizenship is one of our nation’s highest privileges, and it must be obtained lawfully and honestly.”
The individuals targeted are not sympathetic cases. The DOJ identified them as having committed “serious offenses — including attempted first-degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, and aggravated sexual assault of a child.” These are people who concealed violent crimes, sexual offenses against children, fraudulent identities, and other disqualifying facts from federal immigration authorities in order to obtain citizenship they never should have received.
They lied. They got in. And now the federal government is going to get them out.
The mechanics of denaturalization deserve to be understood clearly. Stripping citizenship doesn’t automatically mean deportation — denaturalized individuals return to noncitizen status and may then face removal proceedings separately. But the practical consequence for people who concealed violent criminal histories or child sex offenses is that the legal pathway to permanent presence in the United States — the citizenship they fraudulently obtained — is gone.
Assistant AG Brett Shumate made the scope of the ambition explicit: “We are moving at record speed to denaturalize those who sought to deceive the federal government and abuse the naturalization process.” And he underlined what Acting AG Blanche said: this is not the end of the effort. It is the beginning.
The broader immigration enforcement picture confirms the administration means every word of it. ICE had its best month ever in June — more than 43,000 illegal aliens booked into detention centers, the highest monthly total since Trump’s second term began. The DOJ is simultaneously running the largest denaturalization surge in history. The DHS is cross-referencing voter rolls against immigration databases. The State Department has implemented new bond requirements for green card applicants. The ATRC just heard its first terrorism case in 30 years. The entire apparatus of American immigration law is being enforced simultaneously for the first time in decades.
Democrats spent years telling Americans that immigration enforcement was cruel, racist, and unnecessary. The people being targeted for denaturalization — the ones who concealed murder attempts and child sexual assaults from federal investigators to fraudulently obtain citizenship — are the argument against that claim.
Citizenship is not a consolation prize for people who lied their way in. The DOJ just made that clear in the strongest possible terms.
It’s about time. Thank you, President Trump.
BREAKING: Dolly Parton’s Cause Of Death Revealed: ‘Brief Battle’
Dolly Parton’s death came after a brief battle with cancer, her representatives revealed Tuesday.
The country music legend died Aug. 25 at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center in Nashville. She was 80.
Parton had been admitted to the cancer center Friday, four days before her death. Her representatives confirmed the cancer diagnosis in a statement to PEOPLE but did not disclose what type she had.
“Our beloved Dolly Parton spent her life and career bringing joy, laughter, hope and integrity into everything she touched. Her unmatched generosity reached the lives of countless people whom she would never meet, yet she was always there to offer a helping hand,” the statement read.
“Whether it be the hundreds of millions of books donated through her invaluable Imagination Library or funding research that helped create a lifesaving vaccine used around the world, Dolly’s unconditional love for all people was the guiding force for her lasting impact. After bravely facing a brief battle with cancer, Dolly departed her Earthly life today at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center surrounded by loved ones,” the statement concluded.
The “Jolene” singer had also been dealing with kidney and autoimmune issues before her death, PEOPLE previously reported.
Just days earlier, Dolly Parton opened up about her declining health and acknowledged that she had put off addressing some medical issues while caring for her husband, Carl.
“As I’ve shared in video messages throughout the past year, I am dealing with some health issues that I just didn’t pay attention to when I was watching over [my husband] Carl. You know, this isn’t the first time I’ve had to manage something like this. Back in the early ’80s, I was down for several months with female issues, and I was struggling with my weight at the time too, so it’s not like I haven’t been through hard times with my health,” Parton told PEOPLE.
Her nephew, Bryan Seaver, announced her death in an Instagram video Tuesday on behalf of the Parton and Owens family.
“My name is Bryan Seaver, son of Cassie Parton, and I’m representing the Parton and Owens family today announcing the passing of my aunt, Dolly Rebecca Parton Dean, Sister, Sis and Granny to one generation and Gigi to the next,” he says in the video.
Seaver, who served as Parton’s head of security for more than two decades, said she had asked him years earlier to deliver the announcement.
“This video announcement is something Dolly asked of me years ago, before I fully absorbed it as a future reality,” he continued. “As her head of security for more than two decades, a role my father Larry held before me, I have imagined the heaviness of this moment but haven’t truly felt it until now.”
Seaver said the moment brought immense pride and heartbreak, but he took comfort in his faith that Parton had been reunited with Carl and other loved ones.
Seaver added: “It is an honor, an honor that is mixed with absolute pride and great sadness. But sadness lies with us, not with Dolly. Dolly has lived in the light and is in the arms of Jesus, surely met by Carl, her parents and countless othe
Shocking 'truth' behind Prince Harry's decision to quit major role
Prince Harry should have "resigned in disgrace" from the board of a controversial African wildlife charity, a commentator says. James Walker makes the bombshell remark in Wednesday's episode of this publication's podcast, Daily Expresso.
He and the show's host, JJ Anisiobi, delve into the Duke of Sussex's dramatic decision to step down from African Parks. James, commenting on the controversy, said: "When you hear about this stuff and how long it's been going on for, you should be resigning in disgrace. [Harry] should be saying: 'I'm not touching that with a barge pole. That is a failed entity. We're going nowhere near it'.
"But no. He's still saying he's going to 'support their mission'. And again this Caroline Pearce, executive director of Survival International, goes on to say: 'His departure doesn't undo that record'.
"She alleged that African Parks was aware of the abuses for years, but it was only after Survival complained to Harry that the charity finally commissioned an investigation."
James added: "Well, she's got a point."
It emerged on Monday (August 24) that Harry was no longer a board member of the wildlife charity.
The conservation organisation has admitted that human rights abuses were committed by its rangers against members of the semi-nomadic Baka group in Congo-Brazzaville.
African Parks has said since that it has improved its safeguarding processes both in the Odzala-Kokoua National Park and institutionally.
Its admission followed an independent human rights investigation into allegations guards managed and paid by the charity had beaten, raped and tortured indigenous people in Odzala-Kokoua National Park.
Harry was president of the charity for six years before he became a member of its board of directors in 2023.
A spokesman for the Duke said he remains an active and avid supporter of African Parks. He added: "The Duke is proud of his 10 years with African Parks and fully supports the ongoing strengthening of its board.
"His commitment to conservation in Africa continues and he remains a supporter of African Parks’ mission."
Human rights organisation, Survival International, said it had been calling on Harry to step down from African Parks for years.
The group's director, Caroline Pearce, said in a statement: "It’s outrageous that for 10 years Prince Harry has served African Parks while the organisation has been responsible for abuse and violence against Indigenous people.
"His departure doesn't undo that record — African Parks itself must now be held accountable, and must abandon this model of fortress conservation for good."
Survival International said indigenous peoples know how best to manage their land and the idea outsiders know better is racist and colonial.
