Todd Blanche says DOJ will prioritise denaturalisation cases
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Updated · NOTUS · May 6
Todd Blanche says DOJ will prioritise denaturalisation cases
11 articles · Updated · NOTUS · May 6
Speaking in Phoenix, the acting attorney general said filings would exceed the Biden administration’s four-year total within about a week.
He also said prosecutors were told to pursue assault-on-a-federal-officer charges during deportation raids and that FBI, DEA and Marshals agents were now assisting immigration enforcement.
Blanche, who replaced Pam Bondi last month, acknowledged court setbacks, vowed appeals and said the administration was weighing financial penalties for sanctuary cities while avoiding cuts to local police funding.
What happens to national security when thousands of FBI and DEA agents are diverted to immigration enforcement?
The DOJ is now stripping citizenship from hundreds. What does this mean for millions of other naturalized Americans?
With 70% of ICE detainees having no criminal record, what defines the actual goal of mass deportations?
From 11 to 2,400: The DOJ’s Unprecedented Expansion of Citizenship Revocation in 2026
Overview
In May 2026, the Department of Justice launched a historic surge in denaturalization efforts, targeting 384 foreign-born U.S. citizens accused of fraud or serious crimes. This push follows a June 2025 directive that made denaturalization a top enforcement priority and shifted cases from specialized immigration lawyers to regular prosecutors nationwide. To support this, USCIS set ambitious monthly case targets, and a new National Fraud Enforcement Division will begin in July 2026. While aimed at protecting the integrity of citizenship within a broader immigration strategy, the policy has sparked fear in immigrant communities and raised concerns about due process, especially since defendants lack court-appointed counsel and decentralized prosecution may lead to inconsistent application of the law.