8Convicted Maryland child rapist stripped of U.S. citizenship after federal ruling

Greenbelt, MD – A federal court has revoked the U.S. citizenship of a Maryland man convicted of repeatedly raping a child, ruling that he obtained naturalization by concealing his crimes and lying during the immigration process.

On Monday, the U.S. District Court in Maryland granted a Justice Department motion to denaturalize Jorge Antonio Graciano Lara, whose 2017 conviction for second-degree rape involved a victim under the age of 14. Court documents revealed that Graciano Lara sexually assaulted the child over a period of four years and threatened her to keep the abuse hidden.

The Justice Department filed suit in November 2024 to revoke his naturalization, arguing that Graciano Lara lacked the require

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