US largest denaturalisation crackdown

The US Department of Justice has launched its largest-ever coordinated denaturalisation effort, filing complaints against 25 naturalised citizens from 17 countries, including India, Pakistan, Moldova, Mexico, Colombia, Nigeria, Liberia, Ghana, Jamaica, Taiwan, Honduras, Cameroon, Jordan, Cuba, El Salvador, Haiti, and Sweden. The complaints, filed between July 20 and August 3, allege that these individuals secured citizenship through fraud, concealment, or other unlawful conduct, including concealing violent crimes, sexual offences against children, fraudulent identities, and other disqualifying facts. Among those targeted is 65-year-old Narinder Singh Kapany, an Indian-origin man accused of using fraudulent identities since 1996 and naturalising in 2008. The Justice Department's total denaturalisation filings have reached 123 since January 20, 2025, as the Trump administration intensifies efforts to strip citizenship from those it says obtained it unlawfully. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate announced the initiative, emphasising the protection of the naturalisation process and public safety.