Senator Schmitt is right, if someone comes here and commits serious crimes or welfare fraud they should be denaturalized and deported. pic.twitter.com/SdPqsl3ffp
— Victor Nieves (@ItsVictorNieves) March 17, 2026
If someone comes to our country, becomes a naturalized citizen, and then commits serious crimes like fraud or terrorism, they should be promptly denaturalized and deported.
The Gateway Pundit reported,
Missouri Senator Eric Schmitt is ramping up pressure on Congress to pass his legislation expanding denaturalization and deportation powers, targeting even “legal” migrants who commit fraud or serious crimes.
Schmitt’s call comes amid a chaotic partial government shutdown that’s crippled the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), leaving TSA agents unpaid and airports in disarray as Democrats dig in their heels over demands to weaken ICE enforcement.
Appearing on Fox News on Monday, Schmitt blasted the Democrats for causing the chaos.
“This is just the height of stupidity by the Democrats. It’s essentially a temper tantrum because they don’t like President Trump,” Schmitt explained, highlighting how the shutdown is exacerbating national security risks at a time of heightened terror threats.
The senator’s proposed Protect America Act would broaden the criteria for revoking citizenship and deporting individuals involved in fraud, support for terrorism, or other crimes.
The world must know that the United States is not a global charity and the taxpayer is not a helpless victim to be taken advantage of.
Our immigration system should work for the betterment of our country. How many millions of people are in our country illegally, while doing nothing but exploiting us, like what happened in Minneapolis?
For those who follow the law, this would change nothing. For those who are here to abuse us, it would send them home.
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