USAO-KS files denaturalization case against man ordered deported then used a false identity to become a U.S. citizen

WICHITA, KAN. - The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Kansas announced filing a denaturalization action against a man born in India who allegedly became a United States citizen under a false identity.

Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, a naturalized U.S. citizen's citizenship may be revoked, and certificate of naturalization canceled, if the naturalization was illegally procured or procured by concealment of a material fact or by willful misrepresentation.

On August 7, 2026, the United States of America filed a civil action in the District of Kansas against Harinder Singh, a.k.a. Harinder Singh Sanghera a.k.a. Rushpal Singh of Olathe to revoke his naturalized U.S. citizenship. The U.S. government alleges Singh procured his naturalization unlawfully, and that he willfully misrepresented and concealed material facts in applying to naturalize.

When the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) initially encountered the defendant in 1991 at JFK International Airport, he identified himself as Rushpal Singh. In August 1995, an immigration judge ordered him to be deported, a decision which was subsequently upheld by the Board of Immigration Appeals. The government has no record Singh ever left the U.S. pursuant to his exclusion and deportation order.

In June1996, Singh filed an application with INS for an immigration benefit under the name Harinder Singh. He also changed his date of birth, date of entry into the U.S., and the factual basis for his claim. INS granted the application. In October 2000, the INS approved Singh's application for adjustment of status to a lawful permanent resident under the identity Harinder Singh. Eight years later he naturalized under the identity and immigration history of Harinder Singh. He did not disclose his prior immigration history under a different name.

The U.S. government brings this civil action to revoke and set aside the order admitting the defendant's citizenship and to cancel his certificate of naturalization. Since Jan. 20, 2025, the Justice Department has filed approximately 123 civil denaturalization complaints, the most in recorded history.

The claims made in the complaints are allegations only, and there has been no determination of liability.

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