This is a list of denaturalized former
citizens of the United States, that is, those who became citizens through
naturalization and were subsequently stripped of citizenship. In the cases of
Solomon Adler and
Bhagat Singh Thind
Bhagat Singh Thind (October 3, 1892 – September 15, 1967) was an Indian American writer and lecturer on spirituality who served in the United States Army during World War I and was involved in a Supreme Court case over the right of In ...
, they subsequently obtained United States citizenship.
Frank Walus's nationality was restored after doubts emerged as to the accuracy of the complaints against him and his conviction was quashed.
According to a February 2, 2011 release from the
United States Department of Justice
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ), also known as the Justice Department, is a federal executive department of the United States government tasked with the enforcement of federal law and administration of justice in the United Stat ...
, since 1979, the federal government has stripped 107 people of citizenship for alleged involvement in
war crimes committed during
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...
through the efforts of the
Office of Special Investigations (OSI). An unabridged 600-page Justice Department report obtained by ''
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid d ...
'' in 2010 stated, "More than 300 Nazi persecutors have been deported, stripped of citizenship or blocked from entering the United States since the creation of the O.S.I."
The ''
Los Angeles Times
The ''Los Angeles Times'' (abbreviated as ''LA Times'') is a daily newspaper that started publishing in Los Angeles in 1881. Based in the LA-adjacent suburb of El Segundo since 2018, it is the sixth-largest newspaper by circulation in the U ...
'' reported in 2008 that five such denaturalized men could not be deported as no country would accept them, and that four others had died while in the same situation.
Others have been stripped of their citizenship for more mundane crimes; unless otherwise noteworthy, these people are not included on this list. Some of the people on the list below agreed after legal consultation and/or Department of State communications to give up their United States citizenship/nationality in order to avoid legal prosecution and/or exhaustive deportation/removal proceedings, which does not constitute voluntary relinquishment of citizenship as contrasted with the
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List
Key of reasons
Hiding World War II crimes or association with the Nazis
Serious crimes, suspicion of spying, or association with terrorists
All other reasons
See also
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Deportation and removal from the United States
Deportation and removal from the United States occurs when the U.S. government orders a person to leave the country. In fiscal year 2014, Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted 315,943 removals. Criteria for deportations are set out in .
I ...
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Deportation of Americans from the United States
References
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External links
Secret Justice Department Report Details How the U.S. Helped Former Nazis obtained by ''The New York Times''
US parade magazine May 2008 Profiles of over 20 Nazi War Criminals in the United States
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Denaturalized
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