WASHINGTON, DC – Indian origin Narinder Singh, 65, of India, is among 25 naturalised U.S. citizens facing denaturalisation proceedings in what the U.S. Department of Justice has described as the greatest coordinated effort of its kind in the department’s history.
The Justice Department announced August 3 that the cases, filed between July 20 and August 3, involve individuals originally from India, Pakistan, Mexico, Nigeria, Colombia, Ghana, Liberia, Jordan, Taiwan, Cameroon, El Salvador, Haiti, Peru, Jamaica, Cuba, Moldova and Sweden.
The department alleges they obtained U.S. citizenship through fraud or misrepresentation. The complaints include allegations involving false identities, immigration fraud, violent crimes and child sexual abuse.
Singh’s case was filed on July 20 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. According to the complaint, he used two identities to gain admission to the United States beginning in 1996 before becoming a naturalised U.S. citizen on May 1, 2008. The complaint includes seven counts alleging multiple misrepresentations and unlawful acts that adversely reflect his moral character.
Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, the government may seek to revoke the citizenship of a naturalized citizen if it determines that citizenship was obtained unlawfully or through fraud or misrepresentation.