The U.S. Justice Department is intensifying efforts to revoke citizenship, filing lawsuits against 17 individuals accused of fraud. A Chinese-born Georgian is among those targeted for allegedly hiding his past.

The Trump administration is stepping up efforts to revoke the citizenship of naturalised Americans, with the US Justice Department on Monday filing lawsuits against 17 people accused of obtaining citizenship through fraud or concealing serious crimes. Among those targeted is a Chinese-born resident of the state of Georgia who prosecutors say hid a prior deportation order and immigration history under a different identity before becoming a US citizen in 2006. The announcement was accompanied by.....