Department of Justice intends to revoke the citizenship of a dozen people with missed crimes
For 12 people from different parts of the world, the Department of Justice will have their U.S. citizenship
Considering that they obtained citizenship fraudulently, the Department of Justice (DOJ) intends to revoke citizenship from 12 individuals who arrived in the United States from different parts of the world.
Under the argument of having detected that, during the naturalization process, these individuals allegedly lied even about their criminal records, some federal prosecutors sued in the district courts to revoke their U.S. nationality.
The DOJ indicated that the ages of individuals at risk of being sanctioned range between 28 and 75 years.
It is mentioned that while they were applying for legal status, some failed to acknowledge their participation in war crimes, sexual abuse of minors, and even having collaborated with tertiary groups. rorists, points for very delicate who were not given due attention because, if they were that way, they shouldn't have qualified to become U.S. citizens.
At the head the list of those who could lose their U.S. nationality appears Víctor Manuel Rocha, Colombian by birth and who got to serve as ambassador of the United States in Bolivia.
Because he is considered a covert spy operating for the Cuban government, he received a 15 year sentence in a federal prison. Due to the magnitude of his crimes, he will not move from there until he completes his penalty.
Another five people from African countries, three from Asia and two from South America are also close to losing US citizenship, this according to information from DOJ.
Given the delicate issue, Todd Blanche, interim attorney general, did not warn that the dozen individuals named will face American justice for having mocked the authorities.
“The Trump administration is taking steps to correct these serious violations of our immigration system. "Their criminal records or falsified their identity during the naturalization process they will face the full weight of the law," he expressed through a statement.
It should be noted that between 1990 and 2017, the average annual number 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 amount rose to 25 per year.