Indian-American Jaswinder Singh accused of identity fraud faces US citizenship revocation

A 54-year-old Indian-American man is facing a U.S. government lawsuit that could strip him of his citizenship, accused of using false identities and hiding his immigration past to secure permanent residency and naturalization.

The civil denaturalization complaint filed against Jaswinder Singh, also known as Balwinder Singh, alleges he illegally obtained U.S. citizenship through misrepresentation and identity fraud. Court documents reveal Singh first applied for an immigration benefit in August 1990 under the name Balwinder Singh. That application was denied in November of the same year, and an immigration judge ordered his deportation. Despite being instructed to surrender in 1993 after exhausting appeals, he failed to do so.

Singh later re-entered the immigration system using a different identity. In 1994, he submitted a new application as Jaswinder Singh, providing a different birth date and a varied account of his entry into the U.S., crucially omitting his prior deportation order and immigration proceedings. An immigration judge approved this second application in 2003, granting him permanent residency based on Singh's assertion that the provided information was truthful.

He subsequently applied for U.S. citizenship, signing his naturalization application under penalty of perjury and confirming the accuracy of all submitted information. His application was approved by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in June 2013. The complaint charges Singh with illegal procurement of naturalization, citing his lack of lawful admission for permanent resident status and false testimony during his naturalization interview. It also charges that he procured citizenship through concealment of material facts or willful misrepresentation, which under U.S. law requires revocation if proven.

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The complaint charges Singh with illegal procurement of naturalization because he was not lawfully admitted for permanent resident status and because he provided false testimony in his naturalization interview. The complaint also charges that Singh procured citizenship through concealment of a material fact or willful misrepresentation.