New Delhi, May 9 -- The United States Department of Justice under the administration of Donald Trump said it is pursuing the revocation of citizenship for 12 naturalized Americans whom officials allege committed offences that make them eligible for denaturalization, according to ABC News.

The Justice Department, in a statement issued on Friday, mentioned it had filed denaturalization cases against the individuals in courts across the United States.

The naturalized US citizens facing action from the United States Department of Justice are originally from Bolivia, Colombia, Nigeria, Somalia, Morocco, Uzbekistan, Iran, India and China. Some have been convicted of crimes in the United States, others are accused of offences in their countrie...