US Announces Mass Denaturalization Action
Summary
The Justice Department, under Attorney General Todd Blanche, has started efforts to remove the U.S. citizenship of 40 people who became citizens through naturalization. They claim these individuals obtained citizenship by lying or hiding important facts during the process.Key Facts
- The effort is called the largest denaturalization action in modern U.S. history.
- Citizenship can be taken away if it was gained illegally or through fraud under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
- The 40 people come from 20 different countries, including Mexico and Pakistan.
- Ages of those affected range from 26 to 76 years old.
- Jinchao Wei, a former U.S. Navy sailor born in China, is accused of spying and hiding his actions during naturalization.
- Wei was sentenced to over 16 years in prison for espionage-related crimes.
- Nadia Hassan Mohamed Ali from Egypt is accused of fraud involving false work history and visa petitions during citizenship application.
- The Justice Department is continuing to investigate and may take further actions.
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