Cotton Introduces Bill to Denaturalize Convicted Felons

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact:Patrick McCann(202) 224-2353March 17, 2026
Cotton Introduces Bill to Denaturalize Convicted Felons
Washington, DC— Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced legislation to keep Arkansas communities safer by providing grounds to revoke citizenship from any naturalized citizen who commits a felony or supports a terrorist group. The Naturalization Accountability Act will ensure that naturalized citizens who break our nation’s laws are subject to denaturalization criminal proceedings.
“American citizenship is sacred and should not be given to criminals and terrorists under false pretenses. My bill will keep Arkansans safer by subjecting felons and terrorists to denaturalization proceedings when appropriate,”said Senator Cotton.
Text of the bill can be foundhere.
The Naturalization Accountability Act would:
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