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Last Updated:July 02, 2025, 15:17 IST
During a visit to a migrant detention centre, Trump told reporters there are “many immigrants who are now citizens” who have been involved in serious crimes.
US President Donald Trump (AP Photo)
President Donald Trump doubled down Tuesday on his controversial proposal, widely considered unconstitutional by legal experts, to deport US citizens who commit crimes, reported ABC News.
During a visit to a migrant detention centre in the Florida Everglades, Trump told reporters there are “many immigrants who are now citizens" who have been involved in serious crimes.
“They’re not new to our country. They’re old to our country. Many of them were born in our country. I think we ought to get them the hell out of here, too, if you want to know the truth," Trump said, reported ABC News. “So maybe that will be the next job."
The comment comes weeks after Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate, a Trump appointee, issued a memo granting US attorneys broad discretion to pursue denaturalisation cases in alignment with “the Administration’s policy objectives," ABC News reported.
What Does The Memo Say?
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has directed its attorneys to prioritise efforts to revoke citizenship from some naturalised Americans involved in certain crimes, according to a memo made public online.
Dated June 11, the memo from Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate grants broad discretion to US attorneys on when to initiate denaturalisation proceedings, with the stated goal of helping to “advance the administration’s policy objectives" amid the Trump administration’s wider immigration crackdown.
The directive emphasises focusing on individuals who could “pose a potential danger to national security." However, it also leaves the door open for the DOJ’s Civil Division to target “any other cases referred… that the Division determines to be sufficiently important to pursue," significantly expanding the scope beyond national security concerns.
This expanded latitude means the DOJ can potentially pursue revoking citizenship not only for terrorism-related offences but also for other crimes deemed significant by the administration, intensifying concerns among immigration and civil rights advocates about government overreach.
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News world 'We Ought To Get Them The Hell Out': Trump Suggests Deporting US Citizens With Criminal Records
