The Department of Justice (DOJ) has taken steps to revoke citizenship from ten individuals engaged in serious criminal activities.
On Monday, the DOJ announced it has initiated lawsuits in various district courts across the U.S. targeting these individuals, who face accusations of crimes including child sexual abuse, health insurance fraud, immigration fraud, and conspiracy to distribute cocaine.
These individuals range in age from 44 to 65 and hail from a variety of countries, including Cuba, Mexico, Pakistan, and Peru.
- 45-year-old Yosk Michael Rodriguez Perez (Cuba) “Operated a medical clinic and submitted false claims to Medicare totaling over $886,694.”
- 60-year-old Sefro Luviano Mojica (Mexico) “Falsely claimed he had been arrested for carrying a concealed firearm and grand theft” and made misleading statements on his naturalization application about his criminal history.
- 53-year-old Urbano Vasquez Ortega (Mexico) “Sexually assaulted children while working as a priest at a church in Washington, D.C.,” engaging in various inappropriate actions against multiple victims.
- 65-year-old Murtaza Ali (Pakistan) “Submitted multiple immigration applications under different names to obtain benefits using the alias ‘Muhammad Iqbal.’
- 51-year-old Jimmy Aguero (Peru) “Repeatedly abused his young stepdaughter before naturalization,” ultimately being found guilty on multiple counts and sentenced to ten years in prison.
- 53-year-old Antonio Alcantara Ruiz (Mexico) “Acquired fake identification documents to secure a new permanent resident card and used these to aid his naturalization process.”
- 44-year-old Omar Cantu-Montalbo (Mexico) misrepresented himself during his 2005 naturalization application, claiming he had no prior arrests, even though he pleaded guilty to a drug conspiracy shortly before applying.
- 59-year-old Francisco Montano (Mexico) did not disclose prior sexual abuse during the five-year period before his naturalization process.
- 47-year-old Marcin Stanisław Garbacz (Poland) “Conspired to embezzle approximately $259,696 from three South Dakota parishes,” and has a history of federal crimes including sexual misconduct involving a minor.
- 60-year-old Martin Garcia Cardiel (Mexico) stated he had never committed a crime on his application, yet was later convicted of multiple counts of child sexual abuse involving young neighbors.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche stated that these individuals do not meet the good moral character criteria set by law.
“Each of these individuals lacks the good moral character required by law and obtained their citizenship through deliberate misrepresentation and concealment of their crimes,” he emphasized.
He also mentioned that the DOJ will persist in its efforts to denaturalize individuals to maintain the integrity of the citizenship process.
“Under our administration, we will continue to pursue these denaturalization efforts aggressively to uphold the integrity of the naturalization process,” Blanche added.
