Secures Denaturalization, Maryland Man Who Repeatedly, Raped Minor Victim Tuesday — Justice Department Secures Denaturalization of Maryland Man Who Repeatedly Raped Minor Victim | United States Justice Department.
This case was prosecuted by Trial Attorney Bradley M. District Court in Maryland granted a Justice Department motion for judgment revoking the naturalization of convicted sex offender Jorge Antonio Graciano Lara. citizenship, based on his September 2017 conviction for second degree rape. Updated September 16, 2025 Components Office of the Attorney General Civil Division announcement Number: 25-955. Graciano Lara had entered a guilty plea in Maryland state court to having vaginal intercourse with a minor, who was under 14 years old at the time. Indeed, Graciano Lara repeatedly had sexual intercourse with
the victim over the course of a four-year period. Graciano Lara threatened his victim so that she would not disclose his abuse.The Court found the government met its burden to show that Graciano Lara had lacked the requisite good moral character to naturalize due to his crimes, that he had provided false testimony for the purpose of obtaining an immigration benefit, and that he procured his naturalization by concealment of a material fact or by willful misrepresentation.“American citizenship is a sacred privilege that this monster should never have obtained,” said Attorney General
Pamela Bondi. Shumate of the Justice Department’s Civil Division.The case was investigated as part of Operation Prison Lookout, an ongoing national initiative involving the Justice Department and ICE to identify and prosecute sex offenders who have fraudulently obtained United States citizenship. announcement Justice Department Secures Denaturalization of Maryland Man Who Repeatedly Raped Minor Victim Tuesday, September 16, 2025 Share Facebook X LinkedIn Email For Immediate Release Office of Public Affairs On September 15, a U.S. Brinkman of the Justice Department’s Office of Immigration Litigation, General Litigation and Appeals Section, Affirmative Litigation Unit, with assistance from HSI