Secretive US background check program could help REVOKE citizenship granted to immigrants, rights groups warn

A shadowy US agency software used to screen immigrants’ backgrounds for red flags can reportedly lead to naturalized Americans being stripped of citizenship if its algorithms find anything considered “derogatory” in their recordsThe Department of Homeland Security (DHS) uses the computer program, named ATLAS, to examine biometric information of immigrants – including their personal relationships, social media profiles – and runs fingerprints through federal database