00:00The Trump administration is expanding its immigration efforts, announcing a new wave
00:03of cases aimed at stripping U.S. citizenship from people accused of fraudulently obtaining it.
00:08The Justice Department filed denaturalization actions against 10 naturalized citizens convicted
00:13of crimes, including child sex abuse, drug trafficking, health care fraud, and immigration
00:18fraud. Officials say the group includes a man convicted of stealing nearly $900,000
00:22from Medicare through a fake medical clinic, along with two former Catholic priests convicted
00:28of child sex crimes. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a statement, quote,
00:32these 10 criminal aliens, including child sex abusers, a $900,000 Medicare fraudster,
00:38and a cocaine trafficker, lied their way into U.S. citizenship. The administration calls it the
00:43largest denaturalization effort ever undertaken, saying anyone who fraudulently obtained citizenship
00:48should expect to lose it and face removal from the United States.
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