By Evaristo Lara
Considering that they obtained citizenship fraudulently, the Department of Justice (DOJ) intends to revoke it from 12 people who at the time arrived in the United States from different parts of the world.
Under the argument of having detected that, During the naturalization process, these people allegedly lied even about their criminal records, some federal prosecutors sued in district courts to revoke their American citizenship.
The DOJ indicated that the ages of the individuals at risk of being sanctioned range between 28 and 75 years old.
It is mentioned that while they were applying for fair status, some failed to acknowledge their participation in war crimes, sexual abuse of minors and even having collaborated with terrorist groups.points, however delicate, to which due attention was not paid because, if so, they should never have qualified to become US citizens.
At the head of the list of those who could lose their US nationality is Víctor Manuel Rocha, Colombian by birth and who served as US ambassador to Bolivia.
Because he was considered an undercover spy operating for the Cuban government, he received a 15-year sentence in federal prison. Due to the magnitude of his crimes, he will not move from there until he has served his sentence.
Five other people from African countries, three from Asia and two from South America are also close to losing their US citizenship, according to information from the DOJ.
Given the delicate nature of the topic, Todd Blanche, acting trendy prosecutordid not warn that the dozen people identified will face US justice for having mocked the authorities.
“The Trump administration is taking steps to correct these serious violations of our immigration system. Those who intentionally concealed their criminal records or falsified their identity during the naturalization process will face the full weight of the law,” he said in a statement.
It should be noted that, between 1990 and 2017, the annual average of nationality revocation cases filed by the US government was 11.
However, during Donald Trump’s first term as head of the White House, the number rose to 25 per year.
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