Dhaka, April 24 -- The Donald Trump administration has moved to pursue mass denaturalisation, with the US Justice Department identifying 384 naturalised citizens for potential citizenship revocation, The Guardian reports.

The London-based paper, citing The New York Times, reports the cases will begin in the coming weeks, marking what officials describe as the "first wave" of a broader drive targeting foreign-born Americans.

Under US law, courts can revoke citizenship if it was obtained illegally, including cases involving false information, sham marriages or certain criminal offences.

A memo issued last year directed the justice department's civil division to widen its net, adding new categories of individuals for potential denaturalis...