:Trump was asked what he would do in response to Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani’s pledge to not allow ICE to arrest “criminal aliens” in New York City. Trump responded, 'Well, then, we’ll have to arrest him.' He added, 'Look, we don’t need a communist in this country,' then threatened Mamdani directly. 'A lot of people are saying he’s here illegally. We’re gonna look at everything.'”

#Trump #Republicans #BigBeautifulBill #AlligatorAlcatraz #denaturalization #ZohranMamdani
/24

"It’s so named because of the dangerous alligators, crocodiles and pythons in the wetlands around it, which are intended to terrify detainees and deter their escape.

Third, at a press conference yesterday, Trump signaled his intent to weaponize denaturalization of U.S. citizens."

#Trump #Republicans #BigBeautifulBill #EconomicElites #TaxCuts #immigrants #prisons #deportations #AlligatorAlcatraz #denaturalization #ZohranMamdani
/23

"The Justice Department is aggressively prioritizing efforts to strip some Americans of their U.S. citizenship. …

In a 2019 report co-authored by [Cassandra] Robertson, Un(Civil) Denaturalization, she writes that denaturalization was wielded frequently as a political tool in the McCarthy era."

~ Jaclyn Diaz and Juliana Kim

#Trump #SupremeCourt #immigrants #BirthrightCitizenship #denaturalization #nativism
/11

https://www.npr.org/2025/06/30/nx-s1-5445398/denaturalization-trump-immigration-enforcement

"Discussing [proposals to denaturalize targeted groups] is a way of scaring people and whipping up anti-immigrant sentiment while also making a point: American citizenship is contingent, rooted in a nativist vision that’s largely been out of fashion for the better part of a century."

#Trump #SupremeCourt #immigrants #BirthrightCitizenship #denaturalization #nativism
/10

~ Josh Kovensky

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/how-trumpworld-uses-dramatic-policy-ideas-to-terrorize-immigrants-and-troll-their-enemies

"A June 11 DOJ memo made public over the weekend set denaturalizations of U.S. citizens as one of the Civil Division’s top five enforcement priorities."

~ Nicole Lafond and John Light

#Trump #SupremeCourt #immigrants #BirthrightCitizenship #denaturalization
/9

https://morningmemo.talkingpointsmemo.com/p/trump-threatens-elon-with-monster

"Instead of naming Jews, they permitted denaturalization of people who were 'undesirable,' or were outside of Germany if their "conduct violated the duty of loyalty toward Germany or harmed German interests." The Nazis seized assets from people they denaturalized. Their spouses and children could be included."

#Trump #SupremeCourt #immigrants #BirthrightCitizenship #Nazis #Jews #denaturalization
/6

"Prior to 1933, Jews in Germany were full citizens, protected by the Constitution of 1919. That changed after Hitler came to power. A law passed in 1933 authorized the denaturalization of East European Jews who had become German citizens since World War I and Jews who had already fled from Germany. The laws were vague."

~ Joyce Vance

#Trump #SupremeCourt #immigrants #BirthrightCitizenship #Nazis #Jews #denaturalization
/5

…Lubet, who has written extensively about #denaturalization, also raised concerns about the potential impact on #families — particularly #children whose #citizenship was derived through a parent whose #naturalization was later revoked.

"What struck me is the ripple effect that this would have on children who were naturalized through their parents," he said. " People who thought they were safely American & had done nothing wrong can suddenly be at risk of losing citizenship."