Former US Ambassador Who Spied for Cuba Is Among 12 People Facing Loss of Citizenship

In this Epoch Times article, Jill McLaughlin reports that the Justice Department is seeking to revoke the U.S. citizenship of 12 naturalized citizens accused of concealing serious crimes or disqualifying conduct during the immigration process.

• Former U.S. Ambassador Victor Manuel Rocha is among the 12 people targeted by the DOJ for denaturalization after admitting in criminal proceedings that he began spying for Cuba in 1973, before becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1978.
• Federal authorities filed a civil denaturalization complaint against Rocha on May 7 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
• The DOJ says Rocha falsely represented during his naturalization process that he had not committed crimes, was not affiliated with Cuba’s Communist Party, did not support communism, and believed in the U.S. Constitution.
• The broader DOJ action targets individuals accused of hiding or misrepresenting conduct tied to terrorism support, war crimes, sexual abuse of a minor, immigration fraud, firearms trafficking, and other serious offenses.
• Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, naturalized citizenship can be revoked if it was illegally obtained or secured through concealment of a material fact or willful misrepresentation.
• DOJ officials framed the cases as an effort to restore integrity to the naturalization process and pursue people who allegedly obtained citizenship unlawfully.
• The list includes individuals accused of supporting Al-Qaeda or al-Shabaab, concealing war crimes, sexually abusing a minor, trafficking firearms, entering sham marriages, hiding prior removal orders, or using false identities.
• The DOJ emphasized that the denaturalization complaints are civil allegations and that no final determination of liability has yet been made.

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