Noncitizens convicted of fraud could be deported. Naturalized citizens convicted of fraud could face loss of citizenship in the same court that convicted them.
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Fraud Accountability Act is a Senate bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Latest action on S. 3606: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Who this affects: This bill mainly affects noncitizens and naturalized U.S. citizens who are convicted of fraud. Noncitizens could face deportation. Naturalized citizens could face a court process to take away their citizenship. Federal courts could also get a larger role after a fraud conviction.
Why this matters: Fraud convictions could have much bigger consequences for immigration status. A conviction could lead to deportation for a noncitizen. For a naturalized citizen, it could open the door to losing citizenship. The bill also changes where that citizenship case can happen by giving power to the court that handled the fraud conviction.
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