{"id":2519033,"date":"2025-12-09T04:59:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T09:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-to-revoke-citizenship-of-former-marine-originally-from-ghana\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T05:01:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T10:01:11","slug":"doj-to-revoke-citizenship-of-former-marine-originally-from-ghana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-to-revoke-citizenship-of-former-marine-originally-from-ghana\/","title":{"rendered":"DOJ to revoke citizenship of former Marine originally from Ghana"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdoj-to-revoke-citizenship-of-former-marine-originally-from-ghana%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2519033&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is taking action to revoke the citizenship of Nicholas Eshun, a former marine originally from Ghana, due to his involvement in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/proposed-bill-would-give-n-y-gov-power-to-detain-citizens-deemed-a-public-health-hazard\/\" title=\"Proposed bill would give N.Y. Gov. power to detain citizens deemed a \u2018public health hazard\u2019\">sexual misconduct<\/a> with a minor. Eshun immigrated to the U.S. in 2011 and became a citizen in 2013 through an expedited naturalization program for military enlistees. In 2015, while deployed, he was caught exchanging inappropriate messages with someone he believed to be a 14-year-old girl, who was actually an undercover Naval Criminal Investigative Service agent. Following a court-martial and conviction,Eshun was dishonorably discharged in 2016,thus failing to meet the minimum five-year honorable service required to maintain citizenship. The DOJ emphasized that citizenship is a privilege, not a right, and that those who commit serious crimes will be held accountable, including the revocation of citizenship for individuals who obtained it unlawfully.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">DOJ to revoke citizenship of former Marine originally from Ghana<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2427160\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-justice\/\">Department of Justice<\/a> took action to revoke the citizenship of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/san-francisco-public-schools-renaming-plan-rife-with-historical-errors\/\" title=\"San Francisco Public Schools Renaming Plan \u2018Rife With Historical Errors\u2019\">court-martialed<\/a> former Marine for previous alleged sexual misconduct involving a minor.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Nicholas Eshun, originally from Ghana, immigrated to the United States in 2011 and enlisted in the United States <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marine-corps\/\">Marine Corps<\/a>. He became a citizen of the country in 2013 through the use of a provision that expedited U.S. naturalization process for those who enlisted in the military, according to the DOJ. While on a deployment two years later, Eshun was <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/justice-department-seeks-denaturalize-court-martialed-sex-offender\">busted<\/a> for exchanging inappropriate and &ldquo;lewd&rdquo; messages with &ldquo;someone whom he believed to be a fourteen-year-old girl&rdquo; and &ldquo;attempting to sexually abuse her.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3908636\/chinese-vape-imports-surge-despite-trump-administrations-crackdown-data\/\">Chinese vape imports surge despite Trump administration&rsquo;s crackdown, data suggests<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3910886\/mike-johnson-house-put-test-ndaa-passage\/\">Mike Johnson&#8217;s House Houdini act to be put to the test again with NDAA passage<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3910807\/new-dark-money-network-could-exploit-campaign-finance-loophole\/\">New dark money network could <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >exploit campaign finance loophole banning federal contractors<\/a> from spending on politics<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;As alleged, this defendant betrayed the uniform, abused the trust of this nation, and targeted [someone] who he believed was a child,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/justice-department-seeks-denaturalize-court-martialed-sex-offender\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche. &ldquo;Under strong leadership, this Department is using every lawful tool to protect the American people and to ensure that citizenship is not a shield for criminals who never deserved it in the first place.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The minor Eshun <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/justice-department-seeks-denaturalize-court-martialed-sex-offender\">believed<\/a> he was texting was, instead, an undercover Naval Criminal Investigative Service officer. He was court-martialed and convicted for his crimes, according to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/doj\/\">DOJ<\/a>. In May 2016, he was dishonorably discharged from the USMC. Since he failed to meet the minimum five-year service requirement to maintain his U.S. citizenship, Eshun was &ldquo;subject to denaturalization&rdquo; due to a&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act that applies to servicemembers who naturalize through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/repulsive-illinois-nevertrumper-adam-kinzinger-continues-to-attack-president-trump-while-claiming-his-military-service-allows-him-to-act-as-insubordinate\/\" title=\"Repulsive Illinois #NeverTrumper Adam Kinzinger Continues to Attack President Trump While Claiming His Military Service Allows Him To Act as Insubordinate\">military service<\/a> but who are dishonorably discharged without serving honorably for at least five years.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Blanche emphasized that citizenship is a privilege, not a right. And that if someone immigrated to the country and broke laws, and committed &ldquo;heinous crimes,&rdquo; that person would be &ldquo;held accountable.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-senate-frontrunner-fundraises-with-radical-san-francisco-liberals-to-flip-wisconsin\/\" title=\"Dem Senate Frontrunner Fundraises With Radical San Francisco Liberals to Flip Wisconsin\">commit heinous crimes<\/a>, you will be held accountable. This is how we make America safe again,&rdquo; Blanche added.<\/p>\n<p>Assistant Attorney General of the Justice Department&rsquo;s Civil Division Brett A. Shumate, echoed those sentiments.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3908894\/indiana-house-passes-congressional-map-benefit-republicans\/\">INDIANA HOUSE PASSES CONGRESSIONAL MAP DESIGNED TO BENEFIT REPUBLICANS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Today&rsquo;s denaturalization against Nicholas Eshun, a court-martialed sex offender, demonstrates the United States&rsquo; commitment to using every tool available under the law to pursue those who obtain their U.S. citizenship unlawfully,&rdquo; said Shumate.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Thanks to the intrepid investigators of NCIS, we now know the danger this man poses to this country. He is no longer serving as a Marine,&rdquo; Shumate added. &ldquo;There is no lawful basis for him to keep the citizenship he secured as one.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DOJ moves to revoke citizenship of ex-Marine from Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2519034,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AP25233578679153.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[68471,7076,68472,50758],"class_list":["post-2519033","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-citizenship-revocation","tag-doj","tag-former-marine","tag-ghana-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AP25233578679153.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2519033","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2519033"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2519033\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2519037,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2519033\/revisions\/2519037"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2519034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2519033"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2519033"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2519033"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}