United States First Circuit

An immigrant cannot become a U.S. "national" without fully completing the naturalization process set by Congress, thus plaintiff's motion to terminate removal proceedings against him was correctly denied by the Bureau of Immigration Appeals.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/21/2006
• Published 02/21/2006

Judges

• HOWARD, Circuit Judge., Before TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge, and HOWARD, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Richard M. Green, for petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, David V. Bernal, Assistant Director, and Anthony P. Nicastro, Attorney, United States Department of Justice, Civil Division, Office of Immigration Litigation, on brief, for respondent.