Salvadoran Child Molester in North Carolina Denaturalized and Ordered Deported

A federal judge sentenced Isidro Arcenio Alvarado, a 58-year-old native of El Salvador, to active prison time after he pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining U.S. citizenship. The judge also revoked his citizenship and ordered him removed from the United States.

Alvarado, a convicted child molester, had been living in North Carolina. His conviction for fraudulently obtaining citizenship led to the denaturalization and deportation order.

The case highlights efforts by federal authorities to revoke citizenship from individuals who obtained it through fraud, particularly those with criminal records.