Overview
- The Justice Department says it filed 24–25 new civil denaturalization complaints between July 20 and Aug. 3, a wave the department announced Monday and said will continue.
- The complaints allege naturalization obtained through fraud, concealment, or serious criminal conduct, including attempted murder, child sexual abuse, identity fraud, passport fraud, and marriage fraud.
- The filings target 25 people who are natives of 17 countries and include a case in the District of Delaware against 65-year-old Narinder Singh for allegedly using a false identity to gain admission and naturalize.
- Reporting shows different cumulative totals for the initiative—88 in some accounts and 123 in others—reflecting inconsistent counting windows or statements by the department and outlets.
- All actions are civil complaints that must be decided by federal judges, so defendants can contest the allegations in court and only a judicial finding can strip citizenship and expose someone to removal.