An Indian-origin businessman is among 17 naturalised US citizens facing possible revocation of citizenship as the Donald Trump administration launches what officials describe as one of the largest denaturalisation drives in American history.The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed denaturalisation actions against 17 foreign-born Americans, alleging they obtained US citizenship through fraud, concealment of material facts or misrepresentation during the naturalisation process.Among those named is Neeraj Sharma, a 50-year-old India-born businessman and former CEO of New Jersey-based staffing company Magnavision LLC.Why is Neeraj Sharma facing denaturalisation?According to the DOJ, Sharma operated Magnavision LLC, which filed H-1B visa petitions on behalf of foreign workers. Federal prosecutors alleged that between 2015 and 2017, Sharma submitted 11 fraudulent H-1B visa applications falsely claiming that the beneficiaries would work for a major global financial institution.Authorities said the applications contained forged executive signatures and fabricated supporting documents intended to secure immigration benefits for the workers.The Justice Department further alleged that when Sharma applied for US citizenship in 2017, he falsely stated that he had not committed any offence for which he had not been arrested, had not provided false information to US authorities, and had not lied to obtain immigration benefits.Sharma’s naturalisation application was approved by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), and he became a US citizen in December 2017.Visa fraud convictionThe DOJ said Sharma was later convicted in connection with the visa fraud scheme linked to the fraudulent H-1B petitions. The government now argues that he concealed material facts and made false representations during the citizenship process, making him ineligible for naturalisation.As a result, federal authorities are seeking to revoke his US citizenship through civil denaturalisation proceedings.Part of wider Trump administration crackdownSharma’s case is part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to target naturalised citizens accused of serious misconduct.According to the Justice Department, the 17 individuals facing denaturalisation actions include people convicted of offences such as visa fraud, wire fraud, child sexual abuse, drug trafficking and other immigration-related crimes.Officials described the initiative as one of the most significant citizenship revocation efforts undertaken by the federal government in recent years, signalling an expanded use of denaturalisation proceedings against individuals accused of obtaining citizenship unlawfully.