New Jersey man loses US citizenship under Trump-backed immigration initiative
A naturalised American from India has been stripped of his US citizenship, the first case under a government initiative designed to clamp down on fraudulent immigration which has been widened under the Trump administration.
Baljinder Singh, 43, from Carteret, New Jersey became a naturalised citizen in 2006 after marrying his American wife.
But he arrived in the United States in 1991, flying into San Francisco without travel documents or proof of identity, giving his name as Davinder Singh, the Justice Department said.
He dodged a subsequent court hearing and was ordered to be deported in January 1992.
A month later he filed for asylum under the name Baljinder Singh, which he then abandoned after getting married.
“I hope this case, and those to follow, send a loud message that attempting to fraudulently obtain US citizenship will not be tolerated”
Last Friday, a federal judge in New Jersey revoked his naturalisation, reverting him back to lawful permanent resident, which means that he can be subject to removal proceedings.