The defendant’s wife “states that she accepts responsibility for engaging in
naturalization fraud and false swearing in an immigration matter. It states
that the United States Attorney has agreed, contingent to her compliance with
the promises in the agreement, not to prosecute her....But she agrees that she
will give up her citizenship here in the United States by going back to
Bangladesh and renouncing her citizenship at the U.S. consulate in
Bangladesh, and that if she fails to do so, the government can prosecute here for
these criminal offenses.”
– Case involving the individual above.
“Upon Defendant’s conviction…Defendant stipulates and agrees that his prior
status as a Lawful Permanent Resident, and any/all other legal status in the
United States will also be revoked, set aside, and declared void, without
further hearing or process.”
– Case of a 71-year-old naturalized citizen
from Pakistan who naturalized in 2016.
“Defendant…understands that once his United States citizenship is revoked he
will revert to being a Lawful Permanent Resident of the United States.
Defendant agrees that he will forfeit his Lawful Permanent Resident status…
[and] he will not be allowed to remain in the United States. Defendant also
understands that he will be barred by law from ever applying again to reenter
the United States.”
– Case of a 60-year-old naturalized citizen from Bangladesh who entered the
U.S. in 1994, naturalized in 2010, and was denaturalized in 2018.
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