DOJ moves to strip 17 suspects of US citizenship in denaturalization surge
The federal government is moving to denaturalize more than a dozen “criminal aliens” for allegedly lying about their past crimes, including child sexual abuse, fraud, and drug dealing, during the naturalization process.
TL;DR
- The federal government is taking unprecedented action to denaturalize more than a dozen individuals.
- These individuals are accused of lying about past crimes, including child sexual abuse, fraud, and drug dealing, during their naturalization process.
- Individuals from Somalia, Haiti, Colombia, Mexico, Cuba, Jamaica, Yugoslavia, India, the Dominican Republic, China, Congo, the Philippines, and Trinidad and Tobago are among those facing denaturalization.
- Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, citizenship can be revoked if unlawfully obtained through concealment of material facts or willful misrepresentation.
- The Justice Department and Homeland Security have stated a zero-tolerance policy for such abuses of the naturalization process.