MIAMI - Federal prosecutors in Miami have moved to strip U.S. citizenship from at least four people this year, making South Florida an early testing ground for the Trump administration's push to sharply expand denaturalization cases against foreign-born Americans.
The cases, reported by the Miami Herald after a review of court records and public statements, come as the Justice Department has instructed its Civil Division to "prioritize and maximally pursue denaturalization proceedings in all cases permitted by law and supported by the evidence." The directive was included in a June 11, 2025, memo signed by Assistant Attorney General Brett A. Shumate.
