Posted on 02/23/2026 10:00:40 AM PST by DFG
The Department of Justice said it is looking to strip a former mayor of North Miami of his U.S. citizenship after he allegedly misrepresented his identity and immigration history during his naturalization process.
Federal attorneys filed a denaturalization case against Philippe Bien-Aime in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida on Wednesday, court records show.
Bien-Aime, who is originally from Haiti and was naturalized in 2006, was elected mayor of North Miami in 2019. He resigned in 2022 to run for a seat on the Miami-Dade County Commission, but lost the election.
In a civil complaint reviewed by NBC News and NBC Miami, which first reported the story, the DOJ claims Bien-Aime first entered the United States in 1997 using a fraudulent, “photo-switched” passport under the name Jean Philippe Janvier.
In July 31, 2000, an immigration judge determined he entered the country fraudulently and ordered him removed to Haiti, according to the complaint. He appealed the removal order at the time, but later withdrew the appeal, representing that he had returned to live in Haiti. But federal authorities allege he never went back to Haiti and instead remained in the United States under the name Philippe Bien-Aime.
Department of Homeland Security records — including fingerprint comparisons — show that the person who naturalized as Philippe Bien-Aime is the same individual who was previously ordered removed from the United States under the name Philippe Janvier, according to the complaint.
Peterson St. Philippe, an attorney for Bien-Aime, told NBC Miami in a statement that they are in the process of reviewing the complaint and will be responding to the allegations “through the appropriate legal channels.”
“As this is a pending litigation, we will not be commenting further at this time,” St. Philippe said.
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Ilhan Omar should be the one to go after if we’re gonna make a point.
Omar should have been first but they cant even bring themselves to throw her a## out of congress, cowards
Ilhan Omar should be the one to go after if we’re gonna make a point..........
President Trump is making things better but because of ulninformed public opinion and democrat/communist agitation, we have a two tier justice system. Yes, some people are above the law for now.

has a perfect Democrat resume of immigration fraud, sexual harrassment and bigamy
he entered illegally and married an American to gain citizenship
the marriage was invalid b/c he had wife back in Haiti.
using a false identity, Bien-Aime won the Mayor’s Office in 2019.
in 2022 the Democrat ran for Miami-Dade County Commission but lost.
in 2018, he fought charges of sexual harassment and assault of an underling
the onetime Fla Democrat mayor is now being ousted, denaturalized, and deported
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Another great Democrat......the campaign manager
of a Cali mayor turned out to be a Chinese spy.
We reward Muslim women who have sex with and marry their brother with citizenship and a US Representative position in Congress.
What a country!
How many more just like this guy are doing the same thing ?
Omar the turd maker says she’s bringing a couple of her Somali girlfriend thieves to the State of the Union show tomorrow night. President Trump needs to make sure there is an ICE agent sitting on both sides of those skinny azhos.
Denaturalization of all democrat hacks would be most helpful to this country.
Money trails would fade fast.
Deport him. Also, deport all members of the Squad 5.
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