Federal officials are reviewing the citizenship petition process of more than 2,500 people who became naturalized American citizens, in search of possible fraud committed during the process.
A spokeswoman for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) told EFE news agency on Monday that about 100 of the 2,500 cases “have a reasonable suspicion” and were referred to the Department of Justice (DOJ).
The DOJ will evaluate whether to initiate legal proceedings in these cases. Part of the process could include revoking a person’s U.S. citizenship, spokeswoman Claire Nicholson told EFE.
The review is part of a multimillion-dollar effort by the Trump administration, which seeks to identify people who have committed fraud during the process to obtain citizenship or permanent residence, or who committed crimes before naturalizing and did not report them, officials have said.
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