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Indian-origin taxi driver Gurmeet Singh to be stripped of US citizenship over rape; hid crime during naturalisation process

The US Department of Justice has announced that it is seeking to revoke the citizenship of Gurmeet Singh, an Indian-origin man who became a naturalised US citizen after hiding a previous conviction for rape.The DOJ said Singh lied about his criminal history when he applied for US citizenship. He had previously kidnapped and sexually assaulted […]

One man, 1,000 dependents: How a dead man’s identity fueled Kuwait’s biggest citizenship scam | World News

A single citizenship file was used to falsely register nearly 1,000 dependents, triggering Kuwait’s largest fraud case/Representative Image A routine nationality review has opened the door to one of the largest citizenship fraud cases Kuwait has ever recorded. What began as a single investigation file has now led to the withdrawal of nationality from nearly […]

Two Pakistanis in New Jersey lied about citizenship, illegally voted in 2020 election

Two Pakistanis — Muhammad Muzammal, 37, and Muhammad Shakeel, 62 — have been indicted for illegally voting in the 2020 federal election and for making false statements while applying for US citizenship. Both of their were non-citizens when they registered to vote in New Jersey. On their registration forms, they falsely certified and attested that […]

Will Indian hotel owners who refused rooms to ICE agents be deported? MAGA influencer says citizenship does not matter

A row erupted after a MAGA influencer called for the deportation of Indian American hotel owners who refused to provide rooms to immigration enforcement officers, and that even US citizenship should not protect them.Conservative commentator Andrew Branca weighed in on the incident on X after reports emerged that a Hampton Inn by Hilton in Minnesota […]

‘Will visit your neighbors, office’: US reminds new citizenship applicants that this ‘old’ background check is back

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services reminded new citizenship applicants that its neighborhood investigation before granting citizenship is back and not only neighbors but employers will also get visits by USCIS officials to verify moral character, assimilation into the US way of life etc. The neighbourhood investigation resumed in November 2025 as the agency overhauled […]

UAE offers ‘citizenship’ to businesses under New Corporate Law 2026 | World News

Under new 2026 Law, UAE makes businesses ‘Emirati’ / Image: file The UAE has introduced an important update to its Commercial Companies Law that officially grants “citizenship” status to companies established in the country. This doesn’t mean that owners or investors become Emirati citizens, rather, the company itself gains recognition as a UAE company under […]

Oman announces new fees for citizenship and nationality applications | World News

Oman now charges OMR 600 for citizenship applications and OMR 200 for nationality withdrawal/Image: X Applying for Omani citizenship will now come with a clearly defined price tag. In a move aimed at tightening and standardising nationality services, Oman has approved a new fee structure covering both citizenship applications and requests to relinquish nationality, according […]

Ilhan Omar’s son pulled over by ICE, asked to prove his American citizenship at Target store

Minnesota Rep Ilhan Omar who is at loggerheads with the Donald Trump administration, claimed that her son Adnan Hisri was pulled over by ICE agents Saturday and he was asked to prove his citizenship at a Target store. Omar’s son was born in the US and he showed the ICE agents his passport ID and […]

‘Which country are you from?’: Citizenship ceremonies halted, immigrants plucked out of line under Trump’s new ‘high-risk’ policy

As the Donald Trump administration stopped all immigration requests from 19 countries of concern, people who were just one step away from getting their citizenship received the shock of their lives. They just received a four-sentence email informing them that their naturalization ceremony got canceled. Some were not even informed; they found out when they […]

US Supreme Court to examine legality of Trump’s birthright citizenship order

US Supreme Court (File photo) The US Supreme Court has agreed to take up the White House’s appeal on President Trump’s January 20 executive order restricting birthright citizenship. The directive seeks to deny automatic citizenship to children born in the US if their mother is in a temporary lawful status (say H-4) or has no […]