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Politics The Rocha Spy Case: Espionage and Conflicted Loyalty The Trump administration must require that dual-national officials renounce any second citizenship as a condition of holding a security clearance. (Photo by James Manning/PA Images via Getty Images) The U.S. Department of Justice has filed suit to revoke the naturalized citizenship of Manuel Rocha, the former American diplomat exposed in 2023 as a long-running espionage asset of Communist Cuba. Not since Alger Hiss was unmasked as a Soviet spy has the State Department—and the nation—suffered such a profound betrayal by a senior diplomat. Rocha was a…Open
The Trump administration has announced plans to revoke the citizenship of 17 naturalized immigrants accused of immigration fraud, marking an unprecedented use of denaturalization laws.
The Trump administration has announced plans to revoke the citizenship of 17 naturalized immigrants accused of immigration fraud, marking an unprecedented use of denaturalization laws. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The Trump administration announced what officials described as the largest denaturalization effort in modern history on Monday, moving to revoke the U.S. citizenship of 17 naturalized immigrants accused of obtaining citizenship through fraud or concealing disqualifying conduct during the naturalization process. DETAIL: Federal law permits courts to strip citizenship from foreign-born Americans if the government proves it was obtained through fraud or material misrepresentation, a remedy historically used sparingly,…Open
Federal prosecutors have moved to denaturalize Manuel Rocha, a former U.S. ambassador who admitted to working as a spy for communist Cuba for decades.
Federal prosecutors are moving to revoke the U.S. citizenship of Manuel Rocha, a former U.S. ambassador who admitted to spying for communist Cuba. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Federal prosecutors have moved to denaturalize Manuel Rocha, a former U.S. ambassador who admitted to working as a spy for communist Cuba for decades. DETAIL: Rocha began working with Cuban intelligence in 1973, five years before applying for U.S. citizenship . He held several prominent posts in the State Department, including U.S. ambassador to Bolivia. Prosecutors allege he lied about his allegiance to the U.S. Constitution. The 75-year-old Rocha was sentenced to 15 years in prison in 2023 after admitting to spying on behalf of communist Cuba. Rocha was secretly…Open