US seeks to revoke citizenship of 2 China-born men convicted in Beijing-linked cases
The US Justice Department (DOJ) is seeking to revoke the citizenship of a former Navy sailor convicted of spying for China and a Florida man convicted of conspiring to act as an agent of Beijing, it announced on Monday. Jinchao Wei and Ping Li are among 40 people facing denaturalisation actions in what the department described as the largest batch of such filings under the Trump administration.…
The US Justice Department has announced plans to seek the revocation of citizenship for two individuals, Jinchao Wei and Ping Li, convicted of espionage and other criminal activities linked to China. Wei, a former Navy sailor, was convicted of espionage and export offences in August 2025 and sentenced to 200 months in prison. Li, a Florida man, was sentenced to four years in prison in November 2024 for conspiring to act as an agent of China without notifying the US attorney general.
Both men are among 40 people facing denaturalisation actions, described by the DOJ as the largest batch of such filings under the Trump administration. The proceedings remain pending, and no determination of liability has been made. The US law allows courts to revoke naturalisation obtained illegally or through concealment of material facts or deliberate misrepresentation.
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