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Washington DC [US], September 1 (ANI): The US District Courtroom for the Japanese District of New York has revoked the naturalisation of India-born Gurmeet Singh, a convicted rapist who hid a rape and kidnapping throughout the technique of acquiring US citizenship, the US Division of Justice mentioned on Monday.
Sharing the main points in a press launch, the Division of Justice on Monday (native time) mentioned that the court docket’s August 26 judgment requires Singh to give up his US citizenship, which the Justice Division mentioned was obtained unlawfully by concealing severe prison acts.
“American citizenship shouldn’t be a protect for criminals,” US Legal professional Common Todd Blanche mentioned, including that Singh “hid a rape and kidnapping throughout the naturalisation course of, and a federal court docket has now revoked his citizenship.”
“Fraudulently obtained citizenship won’t defend criminals from justice,” Blanche mentioned.
This convicted rapist from India is now not a U.S. citizen.
Gurmeet Singh hid a rape and kidnapping throughout the naturalization course of, and a federal court docket has now revoked his citizenship. @TheJusticeDept took this case throughout the end line, and we are going to proceed to… pic.twitter.com/EpfLmCtrSF
— Legal professional Common Todd Blanche (@AGToddBlanche) August 31, 2026
In keeping with the discharge by the Justice Division, Singh entered the US in February 1992 as a customer and remained within the nation with out authorisation for a number of years. He later turned a everlasting resident in June 2000 by a family-based immigrant visa petition.
“In Might 2011 — mere weeks earlier than he filed his utility to naturalise as a U.S. citizen — Singh, a taxicab driver on the time, drove a feminine passenger who fell asleep throughout her experience dwelling to a location with no witnesses. When his passenger awoke, she discovered Singh on high of her with a knife in opposition to her throat. He threatened her, certain and gagged her, blindfolded her, eliminated her garments, and raped her. Afterwards, the sufferer escaped from the cab and ran to somebody within the streets at daybreak for assist. Singh hid these acts all through his naturalisation proceedings, resulting in his changing into a U.S. citizen on Oct. 19, 2011. After naturalising, Singh was convicted in New York of Rape within the First Diploma and Kidnapping within the Second Diploma as a Sexually Motivated Felony and sentenced to twenty years in jail,” the discharge mentioned.
The division mentioned Singh hid the prison acts all through his naturalisation proceedings and have become a US citizen on October 19, 2011.
He was later convicted in New York of first-degree rape and second-degree kidnapping as a sexually motivated felony and sentenced to twenty years in jail.
“Singh unlawfully obtained the privileges of U.S. citizenship by concealing horrible prison acts,” mentioned Assistant Legal professional Common Brett A. Shumate of the Justice Division’s Civil Division. “The Division will proceed to guard the integrity of the citizenship course of and maintain accountable those that defraud our immigration system.”
“The Courtroom’s judgment, which requires the defendant to give up his wrongfully obtained citizenship, sends a robust message to those that receive citizenship by deceit, and demonstrates the Administration’s resolve to pursue denaturalisation proceedings in all circumstances permitted by legislation and supported by the proof,” mentioned U.S. Legal professional Joseph Nocella Jr for the Japanese District of New York.
The Justice Division filed its denaturalisation grievance in opposition to Singh on February 2, with the August 26 order bringing the case to a conclusion.
The case was prosecuted by Trial Legal professional Christopher Lyerla of the Civil Division’s Workplace of Immigration Litigation and Assistant US Legal professional Layaliza Soloveichik for the Japanese District of New York. (ANI)
