Trump: US to Revoke Citizenship of Naturalized Immigrants Convicted of Fraud

The president said any naturalized citizen convicted of fraud faces immediate deportation.
Trump: US to Revoke Citizenship of Naturalized Immigrants Convicted of Fraud
President Donald Trump speaks to the Detroit Economic Club at the MotorCity Casino Hotel in Detroit on Jan. 13, 2026. Travis Gillmore/The Epoch Times
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President Donald Trump vowed to revoke the citizenship of naturalized immigrants from Somalia and elsewhere who are convicted of fraud during a speech in Detroit Jan. 13.

“We’re going to get them the hell out of here fast,” Trump said during a speech to the Detroit Economic Club at the MotorCity Casino Hotel.

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