Convicted Child Sex Offender in Texas Stripped of U.S. Citizenship
Published Mar 19, 2026
A federal court in the Southern District of Texas denaturalized Carlos Noe Gallegos, a Mexican national, after finding he concealed a child sexual assault during his 2010 naturalization process. The case was prosecuted by the Justice Department with assistance from USCIS and ICE Homeland Security Investigations.
Key points
- Gallegos failed to disclose his sexual assault of a child to USCIS during his 2010 naturalization application.
- He later pleaded guilty to the crime after becoming a U.S. citizen.
- The court found his criminal conduct made him ineligible for naturalization and that his citizenship was illegally obtained.
- The Justice Department's Office of Immigration Litigation handled the case with support from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Texas.
- ICE Homeland Security Investigations led the investigation with assistance from USCIS.
Who is affected
This case involves an individual whose concealed criminal history led to the loss of his naturalized citizenship.
What to do
USCIS encourages anyone with information on suspected immigration benefit fraud to report it through the USCIS Tip Form.
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Release Date
03/19/2026
McALLEN, Texas — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services provided pivotal assistance to the investigation that led to the denaturalization of Carlos Noe Gallegos, a convicted child sex offender. The U.S. attorney’s office made the announcement.
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas issued the order stripping Gallegos, a Mexican national, of his citizenship after he concealed from USCIS during his naturalization process in 2010 the fact that he had sexually assaulted a child. Gallegos failed to disclose both his criminal acts but pleaded guilty to the crime after becoming a U.S. citizen. The court found that Gallegos’s criminal conduct made him ineligible for naturalization and that his citizenship was illegally obtained.
The Justice Department’s Office of Immigration Litigation, Affirmative Litigation Unit, handled the case with assistance from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas. The case was investigated by ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations with the assistance of USCIS.
To report suspected immigration benefit fraud or abuse to USCIS, please use the USCIS Tip Form.
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