As Trump reshapes immigration and the nation’s relationship with immigrants, some naturalized citizens are wondering if the country they made a commitment to when they took the oath of citizenship is still making one to them.

But in recent months, as Donald Trump reshapes immigration and the country’s relationship with immigrants, that belief has been shaken for Sesay and other naturalized citizens. There’s now fear that the push to drastically increase deportations and shift who can claim America as home, through things like trying to end birthright citizenship, is having a ripple effect.

Immigration enforcement roundups, often conducted by masked, unidentifiable federal agents in places including Chicago and New York City, have at times included American citizens in their dragnets. One U.S. citizen who says he was detained by immigration agents twice has filed a federal lawsuit.

Adding to the worries, the Justice Department issued a memo this summer saying it would ramp up efforts to denaturalize immigrants who’ve committed crimes or are deemed to present a national security risk. At one point during the summer, Trump threatened the citizenship of Zohran Mamdani, the 34-year-old democratic socialist mayor-elect of New York City, who naturalized as a young adult.

  • HubertManne@piefed.socialEnglish
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    2 hours ago

    I had this friend in college and we had this conversation. See he was adopted and had a full green card resident status. Which as he explained pretty much the same as citizenship but he can’t vote and does not get called for jury duty. Doing the final citizenship thing cost some coin which he felt was kinda a lot (went way more expensive since) and he did not feel voting was all that worth it and not being called to jury duty was sorta a bonus. I got it but I argued that voting was pretty important and also that its all well and good now but who knows how well the green card would be respected. It was kinda devils advocate with that as I did not seriously think the us would go that way, but I did point out that historically these things can really be bad. I worry about him. As much as I hate social media I kinda wish linkedin had become a thing while I was in college as it would be a good time to start your professional network.

  • madjo@feddit.nl
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    1 hour ago

    The leopards are still hungry! Soooooo hungry for faces.

    There are no in-groups in fascism. Once they’re done with one out group they’ll go to the next.
    Just read pastor Martin Niemöller’s poem…