A federal court has revoked the US citizenship of a man of Indian origin, citing a past rape conviction that was not disclosed during his naturalization process. The man, identified as Singh, first arrived in the United States in February 1992 on a visitor visa, which authorized him to stay for a period not exceeding six months.

Legal proceedings revealed that the individual had been convicted of rape prior to his application for citizenship. Under US immigration law, naturalization can be rescinded if it is determined that the status was obtained illegally or through the willful misrepresentation of material facts. In this case, the failure to disclose the criminal conviction at the time of his application served as the primary basis for the government's petition to strip him of his citizenship status. The revocation occurs 15 years after he was originally granted naturalized citizenship. This case highlights the ongoing federal efforts to identify and process individuals who may have bypassed standard vetting procedures by omitting significant criminal history during the immigration process.