The Department of Justice said it would prioritize seeking to strip citizenship from naturalized U.S. citizens in more cases.

The U.S. Department of Justice has begun to prioritize stripping naturalized Americans of their citizenship when charged with crimes, according to a recent memo. Why it matters: It ramps up the Trump administration's immigration crackdown,

The Justice Department is ramping up efforts to revoke the citizenship of immigrants who commit crimes or pose a national security risk.

Courts blocked the handover after lawyers raised concerns of torture. Then the Supreme Court intervened to allow the Trump administration’s plan to move forward.

Eight men deported from the United States in May and held under guard for weeks at an American military base in the African nation of Djibouti while their legal challenge played out in court have now reached the Trump administration’s intended destination,