In addition to the high probability that denaturalization results in statelessness, there is also a close correlation between the country of origin data from 2017-18 and President Trump’s specific public attacks against these countries and their populations. The president has overtly disparaged Mexicans,164 Haitians,165 Haiti,166 and Nigerians,167 all in connection with his administration’s immigration policies. Case disposition168 Of all 89 closed cases (36 civil and 53 criminal), the following outcomes obtained (as of June 1, 2019): 4 Grand Total 6 3 0 Summary Judgment 7 0 Plea/Consent Settlement 0 2 0 Judgment on the Pleadings Bench Trial Against the defendant 1 Jury Verdict In favor of the defendant 69 86 Of the cases reviewed, 142 defendants faced denaturalization (rather than attempt or procurement on behalf of another). Of these, 75 cases were concluded,169 and 72 individuals, or 96%, were ordered denaturalized.170 Basic information on the profile of defendants Defendants in denaturalization cases in 2017 and 2018 were 81% male, their average age was between 50 and 51 years old, and they had an average date of naturalization of 2009 (10 years ago, which is the statutory limit for bringing criminal denaturalization cases).171 Dates of naturalization ranged between two and 24 years ago. Procedural issues Right to counsel. In civil cases during 2017-18, more than a quarter (25.76%) of defendants were unrepresented. These include cases in which defendants had counsel for only a portion of the proceedings, often at later stages such as the consideration of the government’s motion for summary judgment or judgment on the pleadings. Unrepresented defendants lost in all closed cases reviewed for this report. II. Denaturalization: A Radical Measure in the Hands of Zealots 47