WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of Justice filed a civil denaturalization complaint on Sept. 24, 2025, against Gurdev Singh Sohal, who allegedly used a false identity to obtain U.S. citizenship after being ordered deported more than a decade earlier.
Sohal, also known as Dev Singh and Boota Singh Sundu, was ordered deported in 1994 under the name Dev Singh. Rather than comply, he allegedly assumed a new identity and submitted immigration applications under the name Gurdev Singh Sohal. He later naturalized in 2005 using that new identity, failing to disclose his previous immigration record.
According to the complaint, Sohal used a new name, date of birth, and date of entry into the country. In 2020, expert fingerprint analysis confirmed both identities belonged to the same person. That determination was made after the Department of Homeland Security digitized older paper fingerprint records.
The Justice Department alleges that Sohal was never lawfully admitted for permanent residence, misrepresented his history, and lacked the required good moral character to naturalize. The complaint includes a third charge for concealment or willful misrepresentation.
This case marks the ninth denaturalization action filed by the Justice Department since Jan. 20. It was investigated under the Historic Fingerprint Enrollment project and is being handled by the DOJ’s Office of Immigration Litigation with support from USCIS and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington.
