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Law's Cassandra Burke Robertson offers warning for the Department of Justice's push to strip citizenship from naturalized Americans

Media | April 24, 2026 | Story by: Editorial Staff

Justice Department’s effort to strip citizenship from naturalized Americans could face widespread judicial pushback

Ohio Capital Journal: Cassandra Burke Robertson, the John Deaver Drinko - BakerHostetler Professor of Law, warned that the Department of Justice's push to strip citizenship from naturalized Americans creates a dangerous two-tier system, giving prosecutors "nearly limitless leverage" over 20 million naturalized citizens through civil proceedings lacking basic constitutional protections—as the DOJ targets 384 people for denaturalization, with plans to process 200+ cases monthly.

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