The SCAM Act would expand the grounds for revoking citizenship from naturalized Americans who commit certain crimes or engage in specific activities within 10 years of becoming citizens. The bill targets three main categories: those who associate with foreign terrorist organizations, those convicted of defrauding government programs worth at least $10,000, and those convicted of aggravated felonies or espionage offenses. Under the legislation, such actions would be treated as evidence that these individuals lacked good moral character when they originally became citizens, making their naturalization invalid from the start. The bill would give both the Attorney General and the Department of Homeland Security authority to pursue denaturalization cases, and those who lose their citizenship would face expedited removal proceedings regardless of their current immigration status.
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