ASRAT v. TAYLOR DC DC (2021)

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Tamrat ASRAT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Sarah TAYLOR, in her official capacity as Director, U.S.C.I.S, Washington, DC; Alejandro N. Mayorkas, in his official capacity as Secretary of Homeland Security; Tracy Renaud, Senior Official performing the duties of the Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services; Kimberly Zanotti, in her official capacity as Field Office Director, U.S.C.I.S, Washington, DC; Robert M. Wilkinson, in his official capacity as Acting U.S. Attorney General, Defendants-Appellees.

No. 19-2131

Decided: February 12, 2021

Before DIAZ, FLOYD, and THACKER, Circuit Judges.

Steffanie Jones Lewis, THE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS LAW FIRM, PC, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. G. Zachary Terwilliger, United States Attorney, Dennis C. Barghaan, Jr., Assistant United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellees.

Tamrat Asrat, a native and citizen of Ethiopia, appeals the district court's order granting summary judgment to Defendants, and denying summary judgment to Asrat, in Asrat's civil action, filed pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1421(c), in which Asrat challenged the denial of his application for naturalization. We have reviewed the parties’ arguments in conjunction with the relevant authorities and, on this record, we discern no reversible error. See Injeti v. USCIS, 737 F.3d 311, 315 (4th Cir. 2013) (providing de novo review for actions resolved on summary judgment and for denials of naturalization). Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court in its thorough and well-reasoned order. See Asrat v. Taylor, 399 F.Supp.3d 505 (E.D. Va. 2019). We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

AFFIRMED

PER CURIAM:

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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