DOJ files denaturalization complaints against 3 U.S. citizens

Original Date Announced
September 19, 2017
DOJ filed civil denaturalization complaints in federal court against three individuals who allegedly obtained their naturalized U.S. citizenship by fraud. Each of the three individuals had been U.S. citizens for over 10 years. Two Pakistan-born and one India-born individuals’ alleged frauds involved concealing their prior orders of exclusion and deportation under different identities than the identity under which they naturalized. [ID #611]
DOJ News Release: United States Files Denaturalization Complaints in Florida, Connecticut and New Jersey Against Three Individuals Who Fraudulently Naturalized After Having Been Ordered Deported Under Different Identities
Effective Date
September 19, 2017
Subsequent Trump-Era and Court Action(s)
- Justice Department Secures First Denaturalization As a Result of Operation Janus
  At least one individual was denaturalized. Go to article on justice.gov

Fully in Effect

Status: Final/Actual

Trump Administration Action: Change in Practice

Subject Matter: Citizenship

Agencies Affected: USCIS DOJ

Associated or Derivative Policies

September 8, 2016 From 2009 to 2016, an average of 16 civil denaturalization cases were filed each year, Department of Justice data show. In 2017, more than 25 cases were filed. Through mid-July of 2018, the Justice Department has filed 20 more. Office of Inspector General- "Potentially Ineligible Individuals Have Been Granted U.S. Citizenship Because of Incomplete Fingerprint Records"
August 12, 2018 Under Trump, the rare act of denaturalizing U.S. citizens on the rise