They Can Take Your Citizenship Away — And the Trump Administration Is Trying

Make It Make Sense with Grant Hermes · Apr 24, 2026 · 38m

Can the U.S. government take away your citizenship? Increasingly, the answer is: they're trying.This week, Grant sits down with Irina Manta, professor of immigration and national security law at Hofstra University, author, podcaster, and naturalized citizen, to break down the Trump administration's growing push to denaturalize Americans — and what it means for the future of citizenship in this country.Between 1990 and 2017, only about 305 people lost their citizenship. The current administration wants to denaturalize 385 this year alone. This episode unpacks why, how, and what you can do…