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India-born man faces US citizenship revocation over fake identity
Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, a naturalized U.S. citizen's citizenship may be revoked and a certificate of naturalization canceled if the naturalization was illegally procured or procured by concealment of a material fact or by willful misrepresentation.
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Staff Reporter - Tue, 11, Aug 2026
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U.S. federal prosecutors are seeking to strip the citizenship of an India-born man who allegedly used a false identity to stay in the country after a deportation order more than 30 years ago.
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Kansas announced on Aug. 10 that it filed a civil denaturalization action against Harinder Singh, also known as Harinder Singh Sanghera and Rushpal Singh. The U.S. government alleges Singh procured his naturalization unlawfully and that he willfully misrepresented and concealed material facts in applying to naturalize.
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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.
When the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) initially encountered the defendant in 1991 at JFK International Airport, he identified himself as Rushpal Singh, the U.S. Attorney's Office said in a statement.
In August 1995, an immigration judge ordered him to be deported, a decision that was subsequently upheld by the Board of Immigration Appeals. The government has no record that Singh ever left the U.S. pursuant to his exclusion and deportation order, it said.
In June 1996, Singh filed an application with INS for an immigration benefit under the name Harinder Singh. He also changed his date of birth, date of entry into the U.S. and the factual basis for his claim, it added.
INS granted the application. In October 2000, the INS approved Singh's application for adjustment of status to a lawful permanent resident under the identity Harinder Singh. Eight years later, he naturalized under the identity and immigration history of Harinder Singh. He did not disclose his prior immigration history under a different name.
The U.S. government brings this civil action to revoke and set aside the order admitting the defendant's citizenship and to cancel his certificate of naturalization. Since Jan. 20, 2025, the Justice Department has filed approximately 123 civil denaturalization complaints, the most in recorded history.
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