HR 5737 107th Congress House Immigration Citizenship Cuban Americans Fraud International Affairs Naturalization Torture

Cuban Victims of Torture Act

Introduced: November 14, 2002 See on congress.gov

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Nov 14, 2002

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Cuban Victims of Torture Act - Directs the Attorney General to (posthumously) revoke the naturalization of Eriberto Mederos based upon his illegal procurement of U.S. citizenship through concealment of his role in torturing political prisoners in Cuba.

What's happening now November 14, 2002

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives

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Smith, Christopher H.

New Jersey · Nov 14, 2002

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5737: Cuban Victims of Torture Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-5737/

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"H.R. 5737: Cuban Victims of Torture Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-5737/.

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H.R. 5737, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-5737/.

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