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US citizenship
Towson, MD
Politics
Maryland-Tied $91M Fraud Mastermind Faces Loss Of US Citizenship After Sentence Was Cut Short
A convicted fraud mastermind tied to Maryland is now facing a new fight in court — even after his prison sentence was cut short. Federal officials have filed a case in Baltimore seeking to strip Emmanuel Oluwatosin Kazeem of his US citizenship, arguing he never should have been granted it in the first place. Kazeem, a Nigerian national, was convicted in 2017 on 19 counts tied to a massive identity theft and tax fraud scheme that spanned multiple states, including Maryland. Prosecutors say the operation was enormous. Investigators linked him to more than 10,000 fraudulent federal tax retur…
Nyack-Valley Cottage, NY
Politics
'I'm Everything You Fear': Rosie O'Donnell Hits Back After Trump Floats Revoking Citizenship
Rosie O’Donnell has responded to President Donald Trump’s salvo claiming he's considering revoking her US citizenship with a blistering, 280-word Instagram broadside that revives one of the entertainment world’s longest-running feuds. Posted late Saturday, July 12, alongside a photo of Trump socializing with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the comedian and Emmy-winning talk-show host's message casts Trump as “king joffrey with a tangerine spray tan." O'Donnell declared that Trump's threat to strip her of citizenship only proves “I still live rent-free in that collapsin…
Arlington, VA
News
Reality Show Where Immigrants Compete For US Citizenship Being Explored By DHS
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is weighing a reality show proposal that would pit immigrants against each other in a televised competition for US citizenship, according to multiple reports. Under Secretary Kristi Noem, the department has increasingly adopted a media-savvy approach in connection with its initiatives. DHS spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin confirmed that discussions with the show’s producer are ongoing, emphasizing that the proposal is in the preliminary stages of review and would need to go through a “thorough” vetting process, The Wall Street Journal reports. The con…
Southampton, NY
News
Bridgehampton Beekeeper Hid Role in Rwandan Genocide to Gain US Citizenship, DOJ Says
A New York beekeeper concealed his role as a leader and perpetrator in the 1994 Rwandan genocide to enter and remain in the United States, federal prosecutors alleged. Faustin Nsabumukunzi, 65, of Bridgehampton, was indicted on charges of visa fraud and attempted naturalization fraud in Central Islip federal court on Thursday, April 24. The charges stem from allegations that he lied to US immigration officials for decades in order to obtain refugee status, a green card, and later US citizenship, prosecutors said. Nsabumukunzi served as a “Sector Councilor” in Rwanda during the 1994 genocid…
Cromwell, CT
News
ICE Orders American-Born Cromwell Doctor To Self-Deport: 'It's Time For You To Leave US'
A Connecticut doctor received a bizarre email last week from the U.S. government claiming she had overstayed her welcome in the country and needed to leave. However, she was born in the United States and has been a lifelong resident. Lisa Anderson, who practices in Cromwell, Connecticut, told NBC News that she was one of several people who received notices from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) instructing them to “self-deport” or face federal deportation. "It's time for you to leave the United States," the email opened, but the 58-year-old Anderson was born in Pennsylvania, accordi…
Newton, MA
Politics
Mass-Born Attorney Told To Self-Deport In Immigration Snafu: 'I've Been Here My Whole Life'
When Nicole Micheroni, a Massachusetts-born immigration attorney, opened her inbox and saw an email from the Department of Homeland Security telling her she would need to leave the country “immediately,” she knew it had to be a mistake. The message claimed her “parole” had been terminated, a term used in immigration law to describe temporary permission for non-citizens to stay in the U.S. But Micheroni is a U.S. citizen. And that’s exactly what’s raising alarm bells for her. “I knew it was sent to me in error and so wasn’t worried,” she said in a thread on Bluesky. “But what about the peopl…
Hartford, CT
News
Former CT Resident May Lose US Citizenship For Lying About Role In Prisoner Abuse: Feds
A former Connecticut resident originally from Bosnia and Herzegovina may face prison time and the loss of her US citizenship for allegedly lying about her role in abusing prisoners during the Bosnian War, federal officials announced. West Virginia resident Nada Radovan Tomanic, age 51, who once lived in Hartford, was arrested on Thursday, Nov. 29 on charges related to her alleged lying to obtain US citizenship, the US Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut announced. According to officials, Tomanic served with the Zulfikar Special Unit of the Army …
Gaithersburg, MD
Obituaries
Paraguay Native, Maryland Landscaper Nick Foo Dies Suddenly At 27
Montgomery County landscaper and Paraguay native Nicholas "Nick" Gustavo Foo died on Friday, June 10. He was 27 years old. Born on October 19, 1994, Foo lived in Paraguay before becoming a US Citizen in 1995. He was an adventure seeker from an early age, traveling through the Atlantic seaboard and crossing the Rocky Mountains. Nick was a sports enthusiast and the ultimate extrovert, his obit reads. He was a happy person who was always trying to make everyone else laugh. He attended Montgomery College, and worked as a landscaper for a company based in Laytonsville, according to his Faceboo…
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
Feds
: Philly Man Convicted Of Raping Child, Charged For Hiding Crime To Obtain U.S Citizenship
A Philadelphia man who was convicted of raping a child for eight years was indicted for concealing that crime to obtain U.S citizenship, federal authorities said. Approximately 14 months after he was granted U.S citizenship, Sumo Dukulah, 47, was arrested for raping a child, beginning when she was eight years old in 2004 and continuing until March 2013 when she was 16 years old, according to Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams. Dukulah was later convicted of those charges and is currently serving a state sentence of 31-63 years in prison. When Dukulah a…
