For a growing number of Americans leaving outside the country, U.S. citizenship has become a burden—and they are getting rid of it. Nearly 5,000 people called it quits with the country in 2024, according to data from Boundless, which provides immigration services to individuals and families. That was up from 2,426 in 2021, and from the roughly 200-400 reported each year before 2009. Their decision to renounce citizenship would likely sound incredible to the millions of undocumented migrants in