Germany could become the first European country to revoke the citizenship of dual nationals supporting terrorism, extremism and antisemitism. As reported by the German news site Deutsche Welle, the Christian Democratic Union and Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) are working on a clause to Germany’s Nationality Law that would move in this direction.

In June 2024, Germany already restricted citizenship eligibility for individuals who denied the Holocaust, shared certain anti-Israel slogans or contravened the country’s commitment to the protection of Jews.

The Schuln & Elseven law firm's website explains: “In alignment with Germany’s commitment to inclusivity and upholding democratic values, the new law expressly states that criminal convictions related to anti-Semitic, racist, xenophobic, or inhumane acts serve as grounds for exclusion from German citizenship”.

In the meantime, in early April, the US DHS announced that the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) would begin considering aliens’ antisemitic activity on social media and the physical harassment of Jewish individuals as grounds for denying immigration benefit requests. This new measure would immediately affect aliens applying for lawful permanent resident status, foreign students and aliens affiliated with educational institutions linked to antisemitic activity.

These are two important measures that could have a strong impact in…