The U.S. Department of Justice has launched legal proceedings to revoke the citizenship of 17 naturalized Americans accused of obtaining citizenship unlawfully by concealing criminal conduct, using false identities, or providing false information during the immigration and naturalization process.
The cases, announced by the Justice Department, span individuals from Cuba, Haiti, Colombia, Mexico, Jamaica, Somalia, China, the Dominican Republic, India, the Philippines, Trinidad and Tobago, the former Yugoslavia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Federal officials say the actions are part of a broader effort to protect the integrity of the U.S. naturalization system.
