India, June 9 -- A CEO originally from India is one of 17 naturalised Americans at risk of losing their US citizenship as the Trump administration initiates what officials characterize as one of the most extensive denaturalisation campaigns in American history. This initiative focuses on foreign-born US citizens who are alleged to have acquired naturalisation through fraudulent means, concealment, or misrepresentation, as well as those found guilty of violent and sexual offenses.

On Monday, June 8, the US Department of Justice announced that it had initiated denaturalisation proceedings against 17 naturalised citizens accused of securing citizenship through fraudulent practices, concealment, or misrepresentation. The department indicated...