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VMA131Marine
(5,269 posts)ICE would have no mechanism to go after a naturalized citizen unless they suspected fraud in the application process. It can take years for an immigration judge to rule on such a case and there would be multiple hearings. Also, there is no crime you could commit that would cause you to lose citizenship that was legitimately obtained.
ICE certainly could threaten someone with an investigation into the circumstances of their naturalization and 'offer' the 'opportunity' to leave the country instead but this would almost certainly be a constitutional rights violation. That may not matter if the person didn't have the financial resources to fight the process.
Still, I don’t believe we are getting the whole story here. In a case like this with a US citizen involved, I would certainly contact the person's Congressperson and Senators who could quickly throw a wrench in the works. But, I would caution anyone against doing that in this case without confirmed details. There is too much that does not add up.
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