President Donald Trump’s anti-fraud programs now have ensnared even citizens who were naturalized through “unlawful conduct” and there have been 25 new cases filed against those whose “disqualifying conduct” could mean their deportation.
His campaign already has resulted in dozens and dozens of charges, and convictions, in places like the social services fraud-infested state of Minnesota, where billions of tax dollars apparently were lost. The new cases focus largely on those who lied during the naturalization process about their status or criminal activities, making them ineligible.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said, “U.S. citizenship is one of our nation’s highest privileges, and it must be obtained lawfully and honestly.
“The complaints announced today allege that these individuals secured naturalization through fraud, concealment, or other unlawful conduct— including by concealing violent crimes, sexual offenses against children, fraudulent identities, and other disqualifying facts. Today’s filings represent the largest coordinated denaturalization effort in Department history, but they are only the beginning. The Justice Department will continue to use every tool available to protect the integrity of the naturalization process and the safety of the American people.”
🚨25 complaints filed since July 20, 2026, mark LARGEST denaturalization effort ever
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Among those named in the new actions were those accused of attempted murder, those who are accused of abusing their spouses and those accused of being child sex offenders, the federal government said.
“Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, a naturalized U.S. citizen’s citizenship may be revoked, and certificate of naturalization canceled, if the naturalization was illegally procured or procured by concealment of a material fact or by willful misrepresentation,” the government confirmed.
The complaints were filed between July 20 and Aug. 3, 2026. Since Jan. 20, 2025, the Justice Department has filed 123 civil denaturalization complaints, the most in recorded history.
Assistant Attorney General Brett A. Shumate said, “Every one of these individuals committed crimes incompatible with U.S. citizenship. We are moving at record speed to denaturalize those who sought to deceive the federal government and abuse the naturalization process.”
The government cited the cases, including one against Zia Murad Bhatt, aka Raza Mpoorad. He “committed immigration fraud in his naturalization proceedings. Bhatti illegally entered the United States in 1992 using the name Raza Moorad. He was ordered removed, but he did not depart the United States. Instead, he married a United States citizen and sought permanent resident status, based on the marriage, using the name Zia Murad Bhatti. In naturalization proceedings, he concealed the fact that he used another identity and was ordered removed.”
The DOJ is asking the courts to remove his citizenship for his “fraud,” “false testimony” and other “unlawful acts.”
Another case names Tatiana Power, who “committed crimes involving the sexual abuse of children before she became a U.S. citizen. Power entered the United States in 2005 and naturalized in 2010. In 2021, she was charged with several counts related to her participation in a business selling images and videos depicting the sexual abuse of children on numerous websites. In criminal proceedings she admitted that she became involved in the illegal enterprise before she became a citizen.”
A third is against Narinder Singh, for “using a fraudulent identity to gain admission to the United States. Singh used two identities to gain admission to the U.S. beginning in 1996 and naturalized as a U.S. citizen on May 1, 2008.”
Others named for alleged criminal actions include:
Emigdio Sanchez, who “beat and choked his wife, was arrested for such conduct, and then lied about it to immigration authorities.”
Louisa Fernandez Ordonez, who “failed to disclose in her naturalization proceedings that she obtained her permanent residence as a result of marriage fraud and that she was married to two men simultaneously. In 2000, Ms. Ordonez paid a U.S. citizen to marry her so that she could procure her permanent residence. Ms. Ordonez had no intention of establishing a marital relationship with this man, nor did she. Instead, in 2003, she married another man, without first divorcing her first husband.”
Jonathan Omorogieva Obasohan, who “obtained his citizenship under a fake identify, after he was already subject to an order of deportation under his true identify.”
Others are accused of lying about being an unmarried child of a U.S. citizen, changing identities to avoid deportation orders, obtaining a green card through a spouse who “had stolen the identity of a United States citizen,” and one defendant who “shot and attempted to murder another man, leading to his conviction for attempted first degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury.”
That suspect had obtained citizenship based on service in the U.S. Army but was unqualified because he was discharged under other than honorable conditions.
Others included a participant in a “marriage fraud ring,” one who previously had sexually assaulted a minor, and one who pleaded guilty to sexual activity with a child.
The government’s full list of allegations is here.
