The DOJ is moving to denaturalize a Haitian fraudster after he pretended to be deported but really just switched identities and remained here in the US, eventually becoming a US citizen.
Here’s more from Bill Melugin:
NEW: In a rare denaturalization case, DOJ has filed to strip U.S. citizenship away from the former mayor of North Miami, FL, who they allege is a Haitian fraudster who used two identities & committed marriage fraud to obtain American citizenship after illegally entering the U.S.
DOJ says he used a fraudulent “photo switched” passport under the name Jean Philippe Janiver to enter the U.S. before being ordered deported under that identity in 2001. He appealed the deportation order, then withdrew the appeal, claiming he had moved back to Haiti, when in reality, he remained in the U.S. and took on a new name, Philippe Bien-Aime, and new date of birth, then married a U.S. citizen to obtain permanent resident status.
But DOJ says that marriage was fraudulent, because he was already married to a Haitian citizen.
DOJ says after making a serious of fraudulent statements to immigration authorities, he was eventually naturalized as a U.S. citizen in 2006 under the new identity.
DOJ says federal investigators at DHS/USCIS discovered the fraud & confirmed it through a comparison of fingerprints that he provided under the two identities.
That review is part of an ongoing national initiative designed to find fraud in partnership between DOJ & USCIS.
NEW: In a rare denaturalization case, DOJ has filed to strip U.S. citizenship away from the former mayor of North Miami, FL, who they allege is a Haitian fraudster who used two identities & committed marriage fraud to obtain American citizenship after illegally entering the U.S.… pic.twitter.com/8YzBbIxEFg
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) February 19, 2026
Nobody cared enough to find this fraudster until now, so I hope he enjoys his new life in Haiti. Because that’s where he’s headed and all I can say is good riddance.