The Trump administration is reportedly planning to denaturalize at least 250 US citizens this year, a significant increase from previous administrations. This effort involves pulling attorneys from other duties and compiling a list of targets, focusing on individuals who committed serious fraud in their citizenship process.
Folarin Balogun, a star striker for the US World Cup team, was born in Brooklyn, granting him US citizenship under birthright laws. This comes amid a Supreme Court case challenging birthright citizenship, highlighting the intersection of sports, immigration, and politics.
South Sudan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the repatriation of Tuan Phan, a 44-year-old US citizen. Phan arrived in Juba in July 2025 after a Supreme Court ruling greenlit his removal. He had served his prison sentence in the US for criminal convictions before being taken into custody last year.
A 54-year-old Indian American man, Jaswinder Singh, is being sued by the US government to revoke his citizenship. Authorities allege he used false identities and concealed his immigration history, including a deportation order, to obtain permanent residency and later naturalization through misrepresentation and fraud.
A 21-year-old British man, Dylan Phelan, has been jailed for six years and four months for encouraging a vulnerable 21-year-old US citizen, Travis Dyer, to take his own life during a video call. Phelan and two other men, known as Mads and Rob, were members of a Discord server where they encouraged Dyer to spend his money and carve their initials into his skin before he died by suicide. Phelan also pleaded guilty to child indecent image and extreme pornography offenses.
Dylan Phelan, 21, from Yorkshire, has been sentenced to over six years in prison for encouraging Travis Dyer, 21, from Louisiana, to take his own life during a video call. Phelan also admitted to possessing extreme pornographic images and an indecent image of a child.
China has detained a Myanmar citizen, Min Zin, on suspicion of espionage and endangering national security. The US consulate in Guangzhou has been notified. This comes as Myanmar's President Min Aung Hlaing is set to visit China next week.
China has confirmed the arrest of a US citizen in Kunming on suspicion of espionage and endangering national security. The US consulate in Guangzhou has been informed. The arrest follows reports by the "New York Times" and comes weeks after a visit by US President Donald Trump.
The Trump administration spent $750,000 to charter a private yacht for the evacuation of a single US citizen from Pitcairn Island. The woman was potentially exposed to hantavirus on a cruise ship, and the costly operation has strained the State Department's emergency budget.
Kenyan police shot and killed a man during a protest against a proposed US-run Ebola quarantine facility in Nanyuki. Dozens gathered, some carrying a coffin, while police used teargas and arrested 19 protesters. The US plans to send 30 medical personnel to the 50-bed facility.
The US Justice Department is pursuing lawsuits to revoke citizenship from over 100 individuals, including a Chinese-born Georgia resident, for alleged immigration fraud and other serious crimes.
A US federal judge ruled that the Trump administration unlawfully barred applicants from 39 travel-ban countries from receiving immigration benefits, throwing their lives into legal limbo.
Janette Zahia Corcelius, a US citizen and labor organizer, was detained at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, had her phone seized by Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and political literature confiscated after returning from Europe. The seizure is alleged to target her opposition to ICE raids, sparking a lawsuit claiming Fourth Amendment violations and systematic targeting of left-wing activists by CBP using counterterrorism tools.
Tom Pauken (aka Tom McGregor), 50, aided by Cathy, targeted individuals after receiving devices and funding. Former China state media employee faces sentencing for his role.
Erin Brockovich has launched an online platform to track data center construction in the US, joining a global resistance against their massive energy and water consumption, electronic waste, and limited job creation.
Kenyans are protesting a US plan to establish an Ebola quarantine facility for its citizens in Nanyuki, fearing it will expose them to the virus and highlight double standards. The proposal has led to protests, court challenges, and debate, with some officials defending it as a health preparedness measure.
A Kenyan court has extended an order blocking a proposed US Ebola quarantine center for American citizens in Nanyuki, following protests and a lawsuit alleging the plan was made in secret. President Ruto assured citizens the agreement is beneficial, while the WHO revised Ebola case numbers in Congo and Uganda.
US political commentators Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur were denied entry to the UK after their visas were revoked by the Home Office. Both men claim the decision was made for criticizing Israel, while a Labour MP thanked the Home Secretary for barring those who "spread hate and division."
US political commentators Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur were denied entry to the UK after their visas were revoked by the Home Office. Both men claim the decision was due to their criticism of Israel, while a Labour MP welcomed the move, citing concerns over hate speech and support for Hamas.
Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker, US political commentators, were barred from entering the UK. British authorities cited their public comments criticizing Israel as the reason, deeming them a "serious risk to the public order" and not "conducive to the public good."
Newly appointed Special Presidential Envoy for American Tourism Nick Adams invites global tourists to the US, promising great vacations while ensuring border security, a first for a G20 country at the presidential level.
A new US immigration policy will grant "adjustment of status" for green card applicants only in "extraordinary circumstances," forcing most to apply from abroad and potentially disrupting families and careers of Asian migrants.
US authorities have banned green-card holders who traveled to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, or South Sudan in the last 21 days from entering the country to prevent Ebola spread. The order, initially for 30 days, exempts US citizens and aims to balance public health with resource management.
USCIS announced a policy change requiring foreigners seeking green cards to apply from outside the US, a move criticized by immigration advocates and analysts. The policy, which reverses a decades-old process, aims to close perceived loopholes but may impact mixed-status families and vulnerable immigrants.
