# Justice Manual § 9-73.801: Revocation of Naturalization

> Federal · Agency guidance · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-73.801

## Section

- **Citation:** Justice Manual § 9-73.801
- **Heading:** Revocation of Naturalization
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Agency guidance
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** DOJ Justice Manual / Title 9: Criminal / 9-73.000 - Immigrant Violations - Passport and VISA / Justice Manual § 9-73.801

## Text

No suit to revoke naturalization under 8 U.S.C. § 1451 shall be instituted by a United States Attorney without prior consultation with the Office of Immigration Litigation Litigation – Enforcement Section in the Civil Division.
See
Justice Manual 4-7.200
.  Attorney General's Order No. 851-79 (9/4/79) conferred upon the Criminal Division's Office of Special Investigations (OSI, now known as the Human Rights and Special Prosecutions Section, HRSP) the authority to prepare, initiate and conduct denaturalization proceedings in all federal districts against individuals who, prior to and during World War II, participated in persecution in association with the Nazi government or its allies. As a result of the 2010 merger of OSI and the Criminal Division’s Domestic Security Section to form HRSP, HRSP possesses all denaturalization authority previously conferred on OSI. HRSP may institute denaturalization cases against Nazi persecutors or against other participants in violations of human rights or humanitarian law without consulting the Office of Immigration Litigation.

[updated December 2020]

## Nearby sections

- [Justice Manual § 9-73.010 Immigration Violations—Supervisory Responsibility](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-73.010.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-73.400 Immigration Violations—Reporting of Decisions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-73.400.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-73.510 Immigration Violations—Promise of Non-Removal](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-73.510.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-73.520 Immigration Violations—Deportation of Criminal Aliens](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-73.520.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-73.801 Revocation of Naturalization](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-73.801.md)

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