{"id":2584048,"date":"2026-03-26T11:41:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T15:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-doj-ramps-up-denaturalization-for-migrants-who-hid-crimes\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T11:46:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T15:46:12","slug":"trump-doj-ramps-up-denaturalization-for-migrants-who-hid-crimes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-doj-ramps-up-denaturalization-for-migrants-who-hid-crimes\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump DOJ ramps up denaturalization for migrants who hid crimes"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><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%2Ftrump-doj-ramps-up-denaturalization-for-migrants-who-hid-crimes%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=2584048&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 article reports that the Justice department has stepped up efforts to revoke U.S. citizenship from migrants who obtained it through fraud or concealed criminal activity, with multiple recent denaturalizations and new cases tied to marriage fraud.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The actions are framed as part of a broader push by the Trump administration to target individuals who lied about crimes during naturalization; attorney General Pam Bondi described citizenship as a \u201csacred privilege\u201d that should not be obtained dishonestly.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Vladimir Volgaev, a Ukrainian national, had his citizenship revoked after being convicted of smuggling firearm components and housing benefits fraud.Prosecutors said he hidden criminal activity when he naturalized in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Mirelys cabrera Diaz, a Cuban national, had her citizenship revoked after admitting to participating in a $6 million Medicare fraud scheme and concealing those convictions before naturalization in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The DOJ has also filed a civil complaint against Alec Nasreddine Kassir, a Lebanese national accused of securing citizenship through a sham marriage and related passport fraud.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; the denaturalization push reflects a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obamas-homeland-security-chief-on-bidens-border-crisis-we-have-to-get-control-of-our-borders\/\" title=\"Obama\u2019s Homeland Security Chief On ...\u2019s Border Crisis: \u2018We Have To Get Control Of Our Borders\u2019\">longer-term trend<\/a>: from 1990-2017, the DOJ filed 305 denaturalization cases. The pace rose during Trump\u2019s first term (about 168 cases, roughly 42 per year) and has been slower under Biden (about 16 per year, 64 total over four years), though early figures from trump\u2019s second term suggested the department might be approaching or matching Biden-era totals.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The article notes a DOJ directive encouraging prosecutors to seek denaturalization for certain criminals, highlighting this as part of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/terrorist-attacks-fuel-gop-push-to-crack-down-on-legal-immigration\/\" title=\"Terrorist attacks fuel GOP push to crack down on legal immigration\">broader policy shift<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In sum, the piece portrays a renewed and aggressive effort by the DOJ to strip citizenship from individuals who fraudulently obtained it, with several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-will-hear-boston-marathon-bomber-execution-case\/\" title=\"Supreme Court Will Hear Boston Marathon Bomber Execution Case\">high-profile cases<\/a> and a discussion of historical trends and policy context.  <\/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\">Trump DOJ ramps up denaturalization for migrants who hid crimes<\/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_2543234\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-justice\/\">Justice Department<\/a> under the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\">Trump administration<\/a> escalated its efforts this week to strip citizenship from individuals in the United States who obtained it through <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fraud\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"3188\">fraud<\/a>, securing two denaturalizations this week and filing a third case tied to alleged marriage fraud.<\/p>\n<p>Attorney General <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pam-bondi\/\">Pam Bondi<\/a> said the actions reflect a broader push by the Trump administration to target migrants who concealed criminal conduct during the naturalization process. &ldquo;American citizenship is a sacred privilege &mdash; not a cheap status that can be obtained dishonestly,&rdquo; Bondi said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4504109\/bill-pulte-criminal-referral-letitia-james\/\">Bill Pulte files new criminal referral against Trump foe Letitia James<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4503883\/ninth-circuit-california-ammo-background-check\/\">Ninth Circuit grills California over gun ammo background check law<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4503150\/jewish-school-sues-oklahoma-over-charter-denial\/\">Jewish school sues Oklahoma over charter denial after Supreme Court punted on issue<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The latest court-secured denaturalization came on March 23, when a judge revoked the citizenship of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/ecf.flmd.uscourts.gov\/cgi-bin\/show_public_doc?2025-02656-7-8-cv\">Vladimir Volgaev<\/a>, a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\/\">Ukrainian<\/a> national convicted of smuggling firearm components and committing housing benefits fraud. Prosecutors said Volgaev engaged in a yearslong scheme beginning in 2011 to export gun parts to foreign buyers while also <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >defrauding federal housing programs<\/a>. He became a U.S. citizen in 2016 but failed to disclose his criminal activity, which the court found disqualified him from demonstrating the &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/appeals-court-upholds-new-york-gun-laws-including-sensitive-places-ban-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Appeals court upholds New York gun laws, including sensitive places ban ... Washington Examiner\">good moral character&#038;rdquo<\/a>; required for naturalization.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This case sends a clear message,&rdquo; said Assistant Attorney General Brett A. Shumate of the Justice Department&rsquo;s Civil Division. &ldquo;The United States provided Volgaev with safety, housing, and citizenship, and he returned those gains with malice, including by defrauding one of the federal agencies that provided him benefits. We will not reward this kind of behavior by allowing such an individual to retain U.S. citizenship that should not have been granted in the first place.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A day later, a separate federal judge revoked the citizenship of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.courtlistener.com\/docket\/71507740\/12\/united-states-v-cabrera-diaz\/\">Mirelys Cabrera Diaz<\/a>, a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\/\">Cuban<\/a> national convicted in 2019 of participating in a $6 million Medicare fraud scheme. According to court findings, Cabrera Diaz admitted she conspired to submit fraudulent prescription claims before becoming a citizen in 2017, including paying kickbacks to patient recruiters. The court concluded her conduct barred her from meeting naturalization requirements.<\/p>\n<p>The DOJ has also filed a civil complaint against Alec Nasreddine Kassir, a Lebanese national accused of securing citizenship through a sham marriage. Prosecutors allege Kassir falsely claimed to be living with a U.S. citizen spouse during the required period and later admitted to passport fraud tied to his naturalization.<\/p>\n<p>The renewed push builds on a broader rise in denaturalization efforts over the past decade. Between 1990 and 2017, the DOJ filed 305 such cases, averaging about 11 per year. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3459452\/doj-tells-prosecutors-seek-denaturalization-certain-criminals\/\">DOJ TELLS PROSECUTORS TO SEEK DENATURALIZATION FOR CERTAIN CRIMINALS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That pace increased during Trump&rsquo;s first term, when 168 cases were filed, roughly 42 annually, compared to 64 cases, or about 16 per year, during the Biden administration, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/2025\/07\/04\/justice-denaturalization-citizens-crimes\/\">according<\/a> to a July <em>Washington Post <\/em>report. <\/p>\n<p>Early figures from Trump&rsquo;s second term suggest the department has already secured roughly as many denaturalizations as were completed across all four years of the Biden administration, a DOJ spokesperson said.<\/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>Trump DOJ tightens denaturalization for fraud migrants<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2584049,"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\/03\/AP24191593951107.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[58155,7076,3813,5371,3634],"class_list":["post-2584048","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-denaturalization","tag-doj","tag-immigration","tag-migrants","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AP24191593951107.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2584048","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\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2584048"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2584048\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2584052,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2584048\/revisions\/2584052"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2584049"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2584048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2584048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2584048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}