The Donald Trump Administration has filed a lawsuit to revoke the American citizenship of Khaleel Ahmed, an Indian native convicted of terrorism.
"Civil denaturalization is one important tool in our anti-terrorism efforts. We will continue to zealously seek out and prosecute individuals like Mr. Ahmed," acting Associate Attorney General Jesse Panuccio said after filing a lawsuit to denaturalise Ahmed in a federal court in the Northern District of Illinois Tuesday (3), reported PTI.
Saying the United States of America will never be a safe haven for terrorists, special agent in-charge James Gibbons said, "When individuals lie to obtain immigration benefits, the system is severely undermined and the security of our nation is put at risk."
Ahmed obtained US citizenship in 2004. In 2010, Ahmed was sentenced to eight years and four months of imprisonment for providing material support to terrorists. Ahmed and his cousin Zubair had traveled to Cairo with the intent of maiming US military forces.
After returning from Cairo, the cousins reportedly got instruction on the use of firearms, and in counter-surveillance techniques. They also distributed videos of attacks on US military.
According to court documents, both were also sentenced to three years of supervised release and each was ordered to pay a $100 special assessment.
In a sentencing memorandum, assistant US attorney Justin Herdman said the cousins "committed a long-term plan to engage in violent jihad on the battlefield against members of the United States military. The conspiracy spanned three continents, involved a number of other co-conspirators, and consumed at least three years of the defendants' relatively young lives."
SS Tilawa
