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Can Trump strip Musk, Mamdani and others of their US citizenship?

Can Trump strip Musk, Mamdani and others of their US citizenship?

Update: 2025-07-111
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US President Donald Trump is threatening to strip away citizenship from some naturalized citizens, including billionaire Elon Musk and New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani. In a country where more than 25 million people are naturalized citizens, who is really at risk?

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  • Heba Gowayed (@hebagowayed), professor of sociology, CUNY Hunter College and Graduate Center

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This episode was produced by Tracie Hunte, Tamara Khandaker and Diana Ferrero with Phillip Lanos, Spencer Cline, Kisaa Zehra, Melanie Marich, Sarí el-Khalili, and our host, Manuel Rapalo. It was edited by Kylene Kiang. 

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad al-Melhemm. Alexandra Locke is the Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio. 

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Can Trump strip Musk, Mamdani and others of their US citizenship?

Can Trump strip Musk, Mamdani and others of their US citizenship?

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