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New Jersey Man Indicted for Lying About ISIS Ties on U.S. Citizenship Application

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A New Jersey man was indicted on two counts for falsely claiming on his naturalization application that he had no ties to terrorist organizations. The indictment was returned by a federal grand jury in the District of New Jersey. This case highlights USCIS's role in vetting citizenship applicants for security threats.
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A federal grand jury in the District of New Jersey returned a two-count indictment against a New Jersey man for falsely stating on an application for naturalization that he had never been associated with a terrorist organization, U.S. Attorney John Giordano announced.

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