Joe Edlow
Coverage of Joe Edlow in the Nexus archive.
- Scoop: Trump escalates citizenship crackdown
The Trump administration is temporarily transferring immigration lawyers from USCIS to the Justice Department to accelerate denaturalization cases against naturalized American citizens. The effort aims to identify fraud in the legal immigration system, with DOJ officials having shortlisted 385 people for denaturalization charges. Despite high legal burdens of proof required for these cases, the administration has prioritized denaturalization as a key policy goal.
- Trump abandons Dreamers despite past sympathy
President Trump's administration is putting Dreamers at risk of deportation despite his past sympathetic comments, with slower renewals and narrowed protections. The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program is facing challenges, including a court ruling that it is illegal. This affects over 500,000 recipients