The bill creates a path to denaturalize anyone who, within 10 years of their naturalization, is convicted of fraud against the government, found to have joined or affiliated with a foreign terrorist organization, or is convicted of an aggravated felony or espionage.
Create a path to denaturalize anyone who, within 10 years of naturalization, is convicted of fraud against the government, found to have joined or affiliated with a foreign terrorist organization, or is convicted of an aggravated felony or espionage.
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Evidence
The piece says Trump's Justice Department filed papers this month to strip citizenship from 17 naturalized Americans and describes an accelerating denaturalization campaign.
Emmer said naturalized citizens who commit fraud should have citizenship revoked and be deported, and he said he would change the law if needed; he also wanted revocation for undisclosed terrorist ties or marriage fraud.
The article says DOJ directed attorneys to prioritize denaturalization in cases involving fraud, a terrorism nexus, espionage, and other serious crimes, and notes the June 13 revocation of Elliott Duke's citizenship.
Assessments
Emmer clearly endorsed denaturalizing certain naturalized citizens and said the law should be changed if necessary, but the evidence does not show that he wrote, sponsored, or materially advanced an enacted measure creating the specific 10-year legal path in his promise. What did happen was overlapping federal enforcement: DOJ prioritized denaturalization in fraud, terrorism, espionage, and other serious cases. That is movement in the direction of the promise, but it appears to rest on existing executive authority rather than a delivered Emmer-created legal change, so full delivery is not established. Because there is meaningful overlap with the promised outcome but weak evidence of Emmer-specific delivery, partial credit fits best.