WASHINGTON, Sept. 18, 2025 – A U.S. District Court in Maryland granted a Justice Department motion on Sept. 15 to revoke the U.S. citizenship of Jorge Antonio Graciano Lara, a convicted sex offender who pleaded guilty in 2017 to second-degree rape of a minor under 14.
Graciano Lara repeatedly abused the victim over four years and threatened her to conceal the abuse. The court found that he lacked the good moral character required for naturalization, provided false testimony, and willfully misrepresented material facts during his immigration process.
The Justice Department sued to denaturalize Graciano Lara in November 2024. The case was brought under Operation Prison Lookout, a national initiative targeting sex offenders who fraudulently obtained U.S. citizenship. It was prosecuted by the DOJ’s Office of Immigration Litigation with support from HSI and ICE.
