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Salvadoran Child Molester in North Carolina Denaturalized and Ordered Deported

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USCISFebruary 24, 2026

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A federal judge revoked the U.S. citizenship of a Salvadoran national, Isidro Arcenio Alvarado, after he pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining citizenship. He was convicted of child molestation and sentenced to active prison time, then ordered deported from the United States. The case demonstrates judicial authority to denaturalize individuals who obtained citizenship through fraud or concealment of material facts.

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A federal judge sentenced convicted child molester Isidro Arcenio Alvarado, 58, a native of El Salvador, to active prison time after he pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining U.S. citizenship. The judge also revoked his citizenship and ordered him removed from the United States.

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