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"The Civil Division shall prioritize and maximally pursue denaturalization proceedings in all cases permitted by law and supported by the evidence," the memo said, adding that it should be among the division's top five priorities. It suggested a wide variety of citizens who could be targeted for denaturalization [but] it also targets much broader groups of people such as those "who pose a potential danger to national security"

Ah, yes. Coming next month: all people participating in protests are now terrorists.

it was "especially concerning" that the administration would plan to pursue denaturalization through civil court. "Civil denaturalization cases provide no right to an attorney, meaning defendants without resources often face the government without representation [...] There are no jury trials, with judges making citizenship determinations alone. The burden of proof is 'clear and convincing evidence' rather than the criminal standard of 'beyond a reasonable doubt.' Additionally, there is no statute of limitations, allowing the government to build cases on decades-old evidence that may be incomplete or unreliable.

All is as planned :(

"during the McCarthy era, when those deemed "un-American" were stripped of citizenship due to their political views. "At the height of denaturalization, there were about 22,000 cases a year of denaturalization filed, and this was on a smaller population. It was huge," she said.

Hunh. TIL.

"The way the memo is written, there is no guarantee DOJ will pursue cases against violent criminals," Vance said. "They could just do easy cases to ratchet up numbers, like we're seeing with deportation. Or they could target people who, they view as troublemakers."

Or both. I bet it's both.