Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) introduced the Stop Citizenship Abuse and Misrepresentation (SCAM) Act to expand denaturalization grounds for naturalized citizens committing serious crimes within 10 years of naturalization, specifically including welfare fraud, aggravated felonies, espionage, or affiliating with terrorist organizations.
For context, the bill establishes a 10-year window for revocation and deportation, with a fallback to 5 years if the more extended period is ruled unconstitutional. The bill was written in response to Minnesota’s historic Somali welfare fraud scandal. Schmitt called it a “wake-up call,” and the White House, via Stephen Miller, endorsed it as addressing a historic scandal.
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