Specifically this section:
(d) Applicability to citizenship through naturalization of parent or spouse
Any person who claims United States citizenship through the naturalization of a parent or spouse in whose case there is a revocation and setting aside of the order admitting such parent or spouse to citizenship under the provisions of subsection (a) of this section on the ground that the order and certificate of naturalization were procured by concealment of a material fact or by willful misrepresentation shall be deemed to have lost and to lose his citizenship and any right or privilege of citizenship which he may have, now has, or may hereafter acquire under and by virtue of such naturalization of such parent or spouse, regardless of whether such person is residing within or without the United States at the time of the revocation and setting aside of the order admitting such parent or spouse to citizenship. Any person who claims United States citizenship through the naturalization of a parent or spouse in whose case there is a revocation and setting aside of the order admitting such parent or spouse to citizenship and the cancellation of the certificate of naturalization under the provisions of subsection ( c ) of this section, or under the provisions of section 1440 ( c ) of this title on any ground other than that the order and certificate of naturalization were procured by concealment of a material fact or by willful misrepresentation, shall be deemed to have lost and to lose his citizenship and any right or privilege of citizenship which would have been enjoyed by such person had there not been a revocation and setting aside of the order admitting such parent or spouse to citizenship and the cancellation of the certificate of naturalization, unless such person is residing in the United States at the time of the revocation and setting aside of the order admitting such parent or spouse to citizenship and the cancellation of the certificate of naturalization.
From: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8/1451
So I got US Citizenship through my mom when I was under 18…
Does this means if, hypothetically, my mom has “Skeletons in the Closet” that comes to light, I could lose my citizenship?
I’ve been just non-stop obsessing over the thought of denaturalization… 👀
Can anyone even decode wtf this is supposed to mean? So much legalase I’m confused.
INAL, but if you have eligibility to another country’s citizenship, there is the possibility—maybe even more so in the current US climate—that US citizenship could be revoked. Countries cannot make citizens stateless, so there must a secondary country that you would be eligible to be a citizen of, before the US could make you a non-US citizen.
That said, it seems like anything goes these days, so the big orange fella could change that approach too… Good luck and hope there’s no skeletons to worry about.
Countries can literally do whatever they want.
Making citizens stateless goes against the UN declaration of human rights, but that’s just a piece of paper.
I wouldn’t trust today’s US government to give a fuck about it.
Sadly, the number of stateless people on this planet is around 4.4 million.
Countries can and do prevent people from holding a nationality all the time. You’re just not used to seeing it is all.
Wow, never realised that… Honestly, (rich & power-hungry) humans suck sometimes…
Certain (most?) countries do their best to avoid making people stateless but there’s nobody to tell them no other than their own laws.
Last time I checked you can’t voluntarily rid yourself of your US citizenship, even if you have another.
You can now, it costs a few grand
Ah. Yes, I am utterly unsurprised.