Can an identity theft victim who lives overseas bring a civil suit for damages in US court?

The victim of an identity theft lives overseas while the identity thief who used the stolen identity to immigrate to US now lives in the US. The identity theft victim has reported this crime to the police and the where about of the Identity thief and those involved in this crime have been exposed in a related lawsuit. Can the victim of this crime be represented by a lawyer in the US to sue for damages against the Identity thief in a civil court?