The Department of Justice presented this week a civil demand for denaturation against Fernando Adrián Moio Bartolini, a 50 -year -old Argentine resident in Florida, accused of having passed through Cuban to obtain US citizenshipthey pointed out Cuba Headlines and Strong coffee.
According to judicial documents, Moio Bartolini initially entered the United States with a visitor visa, but later obtained a birth certificate and a counterfeit Cuban passport to request the permanent residence protected by the Cuban adjustment law (LAC). After several years, American citizen managed to naturalize.
In 2013 he was convicted of passport fraud and admitted to having used false documentsalthough the case emerged again when he tried to enter the country from Medellín (Colombia) and a customs agent detected his Argentine accent at the Miami International Airport.
“The Department of Justice is dedicated to maintaining the integrity of American citizenship and will strongly pursue the denaturation of the frauds that lie to obtain migratory benefits,” Brett A. Shumate, deputy secretary of the Deputy Secretary of Justice said.
Cuban adjustment law and a migratory fraud case
In force since 1966 and armored in the Helms-Burton law From 1996, LAC allows Cuban citizens to request legal permanent residence after a year of permanence in the United States with valid entrance.
The case adds to other recent processes. Last week, the Secretary of Justice Pam Bondi announced he processing of 12 Cuban citizens accused of integrating a network of people trafficking and migratory fraudwhich would have generated more than 18 million dollars between 2021 and mid -2025.
Immigration authorities insist that migrants should only go to official channels and distrust networks or individuals who promise illegal shortcuts, often through false documents or invented identities.
Although the Trump administration has hardened its immigration policies, LAC remains intact. The rule can only be modified by Congress decision and is not subject to presidential executive orders.
Washington residents mobilize against Trump, who receives a blow on his antimigracy offensive
