The US Department of Justice has filed lawsuits to revoke the citizenship of 12 naturalized Americans, including a 53-year-old Chinese man who allegedly used a false identity to hide a prior deportation order. The sweeping legal action targets individuals accused of severe immigration fraud, terrorism ties, war crimes, and sexual abuse. According to the DOJ, the Chinese defendant, identified as Pin He, originally entered San Francisco without a visa in 1992 under the name Chun Di He. After his initial asylum claim was denied and a deportation order was issued in 1999, he allegedly failed to report to immigration authorities in Los Angeles. Instead, he successfully reapplied for asylum under his new name, securing a green card in 2007 and citizenship in 2013 without ever disclosing his previous deportation record. US immigration lawyer Xiaosheng Huang noted that such systematic identity fraud is often uncovered when biometric fingerprint data at airport borders matches multiple names in government systems. If stripped of his citizenship, the defendant would automatically lose his permanent residency and face formal deportation proceedings, though he could potentially seek legal waivers if he has eligible immediate relatives in the United States. The broader DOJ sweep includes 11 other individuals from countries such as Iraq, Colombia, Somalia, and Uzbekistan. Notable cases involve Victor Manuel Rocha, who acted as an unregistered agent for Cuba; Oscar Alberto Pelaez, a former priest convicted of child sexual abuse; and several individuals accused of hiding ties to terrorist organizations like Al-Qaeda and Al-Shabaab during their naturalization process. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche stated that individuals who commit severe crimes or support terrorism should not hold US citizenship. Assistant Attorney General Brett A. Shumate of the Civil Division confirmed that the department is rapidly advancing these denaturalization lawsuits to hold offenders accountable under the Trump administration's strict immigration enforcement policies.