“U.S. law is very specific, stating that the only way a U.S. citizen can lose his citizenship is to renounce it following very specific steps:
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As written, the above statement is incorrect.
A “naturalized” US citizen (someone who previously held another nationality but emigrated to the US, obtained a “Green Card” and eventually took the oath to become a US citizen) can have his US citizenship REVOKED by
court order.
This has happened on several occasions, most famously with regards former Nazi “guards” who were found out and had their US citizenship taken away from them (and who were subsequently deported to their country of origin), even though they had held US citizenship, for decades in some cases.
This cannot happen to citizens born on US soil, of course, because their citizenship was not “acquired” by means of any “naturalization” process, but through “birthright”.
Any US citizen can “renounce” his citizenship, of course, following the procedures outlined in the article. But, as I’ve stated above, in some cases, citizenship can be TAKEN AWAY.
The quoted statement should be modified as follows:
“U.S. law is very specific, stating that the only way a [natural-born] U.S. citizen can lose his citizenship is to renounce it following very specific steps:”
