*President Donald Trump has floated the idea of deporting U.S.-born citizens who commit crimes, describing it as a priority for his administration.
Speaking at a migrant detention center in Florida’s Everglades on July 1, Trump remarked, “Many of them were born in our country. I think we ought to get them the hell out of here too, you want to know the truth, so maybe that’ll be the next job that we’ll work on together.”
This proposal aligns with his ongoing push to challenge birthright citizenship, a right guaranteed by the 14th Amendment, which grants citizenship to anyone born on U.S. soil.
Meanwhile, the Justice Department has issued a directive to U.S. attorneys, urging them to intensify denaturalization efforts against naturalized citizens involved in criminal activities or national security threats. In a June 11 memo, Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate wrote, “The Department of Justice may institute civil proceedings to revoke a person’s United States citizenship if an individual either ‘illegally procured’ naturalization or procured naturalization by ‘concealment of a material fact or by willful misrepresentation.’”
The memo prioritizes cases involving terrorism, espionage, war crimes, or serious human rights abuses, noting that denaturalization can “prevent convicted terrorists from returning to U.S. soil or traveling internationally on a U.S. passport.”
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? BREAKING: Trump now openly calling for the deportation of U.S. citizens.
“We have a lot of bad people … many of them were born in our country. I think we ought to get them the hell out of here too.”
That’s not immigration policy.
That’s fascism with a passport scanner.… pic.twitter.com/DdGs9kKOlZ— Brian Allen (@allenanalysis) July 1, 2025
Shumate’s directive also targets individuals convicted of violent crimes, human trafficking, sex offenses, or financial fraud, such as PPP loan scams or Medicare fraud. It further includes members of gangs, drug cartels, or those who defrauded private entities.
“The Civil Division should prioritise and maximally pursue denaturalisation proceedings in all cases permitted by law and supported by the evidence,” Shumate emphasized, signaling a hardline stance.
Trump’s remarks and the Justice Department’s actions reflect a broader strategy to tighten immigration enforcement and redefine citizenship criteria.
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