President Donald Trump said his administration plans to revoke the citizenship of any naturalized immigrant convicted of fraud. Trump made the announcement during a speech at the Detroit Economic Club.
“We’re also going to revoke the citizenship of any naturalized immigrant from Somalia or anywhere else who is convicted of defrauding our citizens,” Trump said.
Trump did not elaborate on how his administration planned to make that change. During the same speech, Trump also threatened to cut funding to sanctuary cities by the end of the month. His administration attempted to do that last year but was stopped by a court order.
Trump’s announcement came after the Department of Homeland Security announced plans to end temporary protected status for Somalis in the U.S. That move comes as the FBI and other federal agencies investigate alleged daycare fraud in Minnesota they said was carried out by Somali immigrants.
