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Rohit David

What is Denaturalization? UK Man Stripped Of US Citizenship Over Distribution of Child Abuse Material

Elliott Duke was stripped of US citizenship for a 2014 conviction, part of Trump’s denaturalization push. Are millions of naturalized citizens at risk? (Credit: Kindel Media : Pexels)

Denaturalization, the process of revoking US citizenship from naturalized Americans, has resurfaced as a controversial move under the President Donald Trump's administration.

On 13 June 2025, Elliott Duke, a UK-born US citizen, had his citizenship stripped after a 2014 conviction for distributing child sexual abuse material, marking a high-profile case in a broader push to expand denaturalization.

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