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The Justice Department said Monday, July 20, 2026, that it filed denaturalization actions in federal court against 10 naturalized U.S. citizens. The agency said the complaints involve allegations of child sexual abuse, immigration fraud, health care fraud, wire fraud, and cocaine trafficking, among other conduct, and that the filings were made over the previous 30 days in district courts around the country. ([justice.gov](https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-moves-revoke-us-citizenship-10-naturalized-criminals-including-child))

The department said the cases seek to revoke citizenship under the Immigration and Nationality Act, which allows denaturalization when citizenship was illegally procured or obtained through concealment of a material fact or willful misrepresentation. DOJ also said the complaints are allegations only and that there has been no determination of liability. ([justice.gov](https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-moves-revoke-us-citizenship-10-naturalized-criminals-including-child))

In the press release, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said the targeted individuals “lied their way into U.S. citizenship” and added that the department would keep pursuing denaturalization. The release also said the complaints were filed in the Southern District of Florida, Northern District of Georgia, Southern District of Iowa, District of Maryland, Western District of Pennsylvania, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas, District of Utah, and Western District of Washington. ([justice.gov](https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-moves-revoke-us-citizenship-10-naturalized-criminals-including-child))

This is a civil process, not an automatic punishment. The government still has to prove its claims in court before any citizenship can be stripped. The core question in each case is whether the person was eligible to naturalize in the first place, or whether alleged lies or hidden conduct meant citizenship should never have been granted. ([justice.gov](https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-moves-revoke-us-citizenship-10-naturalized-criminals-including-child))

The release is part of a broader pattern of denaturalization announcements the department has been making this summer, but the facts in this item are narrower than the rhetoric. What DOJ announced on July 20 was a set of civil filings against 10 people. Anything beyond that is interpretation. ([justice.gov](https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-moves-revoke-us-citizenship-10-naturalized-criminals-including-child))