US Citizen of 15 Years Faces Denaturalization Over Discarded Green Card
Summary
A man named Emmanuel Tayo Akinkunmi, who became a U.S. citizen 15 years ago, may lose his citizenship and be deported because the government says he lied and used different names when applying. This case is part of a larger effort by the Trump administration to remove citizenship from people who got it through fraud.Key Facts
- Emmanuel Tayo Akinkunmi was born in Nigeria and became a U.S. citizen in 2011.
- The government says he used another identity, Ezekiel Aremu Adetayo, and abandoned his green card in 1993.
- He was ordered excluded from the U.S. in 1997 but later got a new green card under his current name by denying previous use of other names.
- When applying for citizenship, he allegedly denied being excluded or using another identity.
- The lawsuit claims he was never legally admitted as a permanent resident and committed fraud to get citizenship.
- The Trump administration has started a large campaign to denaturalize people who they say got citizenship illegally.
- Denaturalization means taking away citizenship and is a rare, complex legal process.
- This effort is part of President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown since his return to office in 2025.
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