naturalized citizen
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In 2008, Gorka moved to the United States with his American wife, also a counterterrorism specialist, and eventually became a naturalized citizen — “a legal immigrant,” as he is introduced at events.
From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026
One fact often getting lost in the shuffle is that a naturalized citizen cannot be denaturalized for anything that happens after their naturalization.
From Slate • Jul. 11, 2025
After more than 20 years living undocumented in the U.S., the Mexico-born activist became a naturalized citizen last May.
From Salon • Apr. 30, 2025
The Philadelphia 76ers star with French citizenship shunned the Olympic host country by choosing to play for the United States, where he became a naturalized citizen in 2022 after being born in Cameroon.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2024
He then travelled in Germany, Switzerland and Italy, and lived for two or three years in Mecklenburg, of which he became a naturalized citizen.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" by Various
