Senate Committee Reviews Fraud Accountability Act That Would Strip Citizenship, Deport Non-Citizens Convicted of Fraud
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Fox News' Bill Melugin reports on Senator Marsha Blackburn's Fraud Accountability Act, which would allow for the deportation and denaturalization of individuals convicted of fraud. The report includes an interview with Blackburn and notes Democratic opposition calling the bill unconstitutional.
Senator Marsha Blackburn spoke on the Senate floor to introduce the Fraud Accountability Act. She argued that non-citizens who defraud American taxpayers should be deported and naturalized citizens should have their status revoked, citing billions in alleged fraud in Minnesota.
U.S. Senators introduced the Fraud Accountability Act to increase penalties and allow for the deportation of immigrants convicted of fraud. The legislation seeks to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to include fraud of any amount as a deportable offense.
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Fraud Accountability Act
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