12th Biennial IBA Global Immigration Conference
4 Nov - 6 Nov 2026
Session information
Breakout session four: Naturalisation and denaturalisation: Obtaining and losing citizenship: limits and emerging trends
Friday 6 November (1000 - 1115)
Description
A comparative panel examining the resurgence of denaturalisation powers, procedural safeguards, evidentiary standards, national security justifications, and the human consequences of citizenship revocation.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Alex Stojicevic | MKS Lawyers, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Senior Vice Chair, Immigration and Nationality Law Committee |
Speakers
| Maria Aguila | Florida Immigration Law Firm LLC, Jacksonville, Florida, USA |
| Jean-Philippe Chetcuti | Chetcuti Cauchi Advocates, Valletta, Malta |
| Sandra Jardim Fernandes | SjF Immigration & Investments , Lisbon, Portugal |
| Leah Rogal | Fragomen Center for Strategy and Applied Insights, Washington, District of Columbia, USA |