A Polish immigrant was stripped of his U.S. citizenship for serving as a prison guard at Nazi slave labor camps during World War II. A U.S. judge ruled that Wasyl Krysa, 75, obtained his U.S. citizenship in 1958 by lying about his prison camp record. The decision cleared the way for deportation proceedings against the retired Cleveland-area machinist.
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