Posted on March 19, 2026

Cotton Introduces Bill to Denaturalize Convicted Felons

Andrew Lankford, 5 News, March 17, 2026

Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., introduced a bill March 17 to expand the federal government’s authority to revoke naturalized citizenship.

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According to a release from Cotton’s office, the bill would add any felony conviction that occurred before, during or after naturalization as grounds for revoking citizenship. Any naturalized citizen who is a member of or affiliated with a terrorist organization at any point after receiving citizenship would also be subject to having their citizenship revoked.

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