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DOJ Moves to Denaturalize Immigrants Who Lied on Citizenship Applications About Egregious Crimes

Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell

The Department of Justice moved to denaturalize 17 individuals accused of concealing their histories of serious crimes, such as sexual abuse of a minor, wire and bank fraud, and sale or distribution of illegal drugs.

The Trump administration will revoke the citizenship of individuals from Somalia, China, Colombia, India, Haiti, and other countries under the Immigration and Nationality Act. The law says a certificate of naturalization can be revoked if naturalization was illegally procured or procured by concealment of a material fact or by willful misrepresentation.

“American citizenship is a privilege, and it must be earned honestly,” Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said. “If you come here and break our laws, and lie in your immigration proceedings, you forfeit that privilege.”

Immigrants must face consequences for lying about their past crimes, Acting........

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