Republican Missouri Senator Eric Schmitt introduced legislation on Jan. 19 aiming to broaden the federal government’s power to revoke citizenship from naturalized people who commit serious crimes.
The Stop Citizenship Abuse and Misrepresentation (SCAM) Act comes after massive fraud allegations against Minnesota and weeks of unrest in the state.
The senator, referring directly to the Somali community in Minnesota in his announcement on X, said his White House-endorsed bill would target naturalized citizens accused of fraud and other serious felonies. The Department of Justice has previously said the majority of suspected or convicted fraudsters in Minnesota are of Somali descent.
President Donald Trump vowed in a Jan. 13 speech in Detroit to revoke the citizenship of naturalized Somali immigrants convicted of fraud….
In Wake of Minnesota Fraud Scandal, Senator Introduces Bill to Broaden Denaturalization
