He US Department of Justice (Dodge) He ordered his prosecutors to prioritize in “denaturation”, that is, the review of American citizenship on Naturalized immigrants who committed certain crimes that caused criticism among the defenders of civil rights.
Attached prosecutor Civil division of Brett A. Shumat He sent a memorandum in which he warns that his office “will prioritize and promote the maximum” denaturation procedures In all cases permitted by law and supported evidence.
Memorandum with the date June 11, quoted NBC, instruct the prosecutors of this unit to “promote” the processing of all viable cases of denaturation, Maintaining the integrity of the naturalization system.
He Dodge describes in detail ten violations for which you can cancel naturalized, From fraud to war crimes.
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People who pose a potential danger to national security, including people with ties with terrorism Spying or who participated in torturewar or other crimes Violations human rights, They are part of the priorities.
Processes against people who promoted or encouraged activities Transnational criminal gangs and drug carters, As well as foreigners who have committed serious crimes that were not identified during the naturalization process.
Besides, Dodge He opened the front against naturalized citizens who participated in various forms of financial fraud, including crimes against the state insurance program Medicaid.
But the memorandum also establishes that “any other case” will be evaluated in Civil branch This is considered quite important for its investigation, providing prosecutors Dodge A large discretion of when to initiate denaturation processes.
Organizations such as National Criminal Protection Lawyers (NACDL) They condemned the uncertainty and wide coverage of the directive.
“The initiative of the Trump administration to cancel citizens is alarming and causes serious concerns in connection with the fourteenth adjustment,” said NaCDL President Christopher Vellborn in the press release.
The lawyer said that the spelling “suggests a memorandum that any crime can be used at any time to justify denaturation.
“It is easy to present the scenario in which the government appeals to unreasonable accusations of belonging to gangs … To claim that citizens were received illegally. The threat of a proper procedure, especially without a guarantee of a legal representation, is innumerable, ”he said.
With information EFE.
