Sen. Eric Schmitt Introduces SCAM Act to Denaturalize and Deport Naturalized Citizens Convicted of Terrorism

818,500 people became U.S. citizens in fiscal year 2024 — roughly 7.6 million naturalized in the past decade

The U.S. averaged 11 denaturalization cases per year from 1990 to 2017 — the current administration plans to refer 200 cases per month

The Feeding Our Future fraud case — cited by the bill's sponsors — involved $250 million in confirmed fraud and 92 people charged

Current law requires "clear, unequivocal, and convincing" evidence to strip citizenship — the SCAM Act would create new post-naturalization grounds for revocation

Immigrants are 60% less likely to be incarcerated than U.S.-born citizens, per a 150-year census study — though data specific to naturalized citizens is limited