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USCIS and DOJ Take Steps to Denaturalize 12 Individuals for Concealing Terrorist Support, War Crimes, Espionage, Sexual Abuse, and More

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USCIS and the Department of Justice have filed denaturalization actions against 12 individuals in federal district courts, alleging serious crimes including providing material support to terrorist organizations, committing war crimes, engaging in espionage, and sexually abusing minors. Denaturalization is the process of stripping someone of U.S. citizenship after it has been granted. These cases represent a coordinated enforcement effort between immigration and justice agencies to remove citizenship from individuals who allegedly obtained it through fraud or concealment of disqualifying conduct.
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services partnered with the Department of Justice in its recent filing of denaturalization actions in various U.S. district courts against 12 individuals accused of serious offenses—including providing material support to a terrorist group, committing war crimes, and sexually abusing a minor.

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