South African double murderer faces US citizenship revocation over immigration lies

Brian Smith, a South African national convicted of murdering two women in Alaska, was found guilty of lying on his US citizenship application by concealing his criminal past. He is already serving a 226-year sentence; this verdict could strip his citizenship, though deportation is unlikely given his life term. The case highlights immigration vetting gaps and the intersection of violent crime with naturalization fraud.

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